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  • Title: Arthroplasty of the hip and knee in juvenile rheumatoid arthritis.
    Author: Hyman BS, Gregg JR.
    Journal: Rheum Dis Clin North Am; 1991 Nov; 17(4):971-83. PubMed ID: 1767084.
    Abstract:
    The primary reason for total hip and total knee replacement in patients with juvenile rheumatoid arthritis is marked functional impairment. Secondary reasons are severe disabling pain and deformity. By the time a patient is ready for arthroplasty, alternatives to surgery have already been considered; synovectomies, soft-tissue releases, and osteotomies have already been performed, or the destructive process is too advanced for any form of therapy to have a considerable effect.
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