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  • Title: The pattern of meniscus damage in the rheumatoid arthritis.
    Author: Kimura C, Vainio K.
    Journal: Arch Orthop Unfallchir; 1975 Oct 27; 83(2):145-51. PubMed ID: 1242641.
    Abstract:
    Forty-seven knees with rheumatoid arthritis were synovectomized. The changes at the cartilage surface were always more grave when seen at the operation as was expected from the conventional X-rays. On the other hand degenerative changes of the menisci were more advanced than those in the cartilages. An important destructive factor was the almost constant pannus-filled erosion found at the upper corner of the tibia under the menisci. Thus, it is indicated to remove the menisci if they show a slightest degree of destruction.
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