Complications in surgery of the foot and ankle in patients with rheumatoid arthritis. Export

@article{citeulike:186885, abstract = {Complications occur in patients with rheumatoid arthritis who require surgical correction of painful deformities of the foot and ankle. These patients probably are more likely to have complications develop because they: (1) have a systemic disease; (2) use medications that may lead to complications; (3) require multiple operations; and (4) usually have advanced deformities resulting in extensive complicated operations. Despite these difficulties, results of surgical procedures in patients with rheumatoid arthritis remain uniformly excellent. Most complications can be treated successfully, and the overall failure of selected operations is low. However, surgical reconstruction of foot and ankle deformities in patients with rheumatoid arthritis must be meticulously planned and done. These operations are most successful in eliminating pain and in correcting severe deformities.}, address = {Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, UCLA Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA.}, author = {Nassar, J. and Cracchiolo, A.}, citeulike-article-id = {186885}, citeulike-linkout-0 = {http://view.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11603662}, citeulike-linkout-1 = {http://www.hubmed.org/display.cgi?uids=11603662}, issn = {0009-921X}, journal = {Clin Orthop Relat Res}, keywords = {ankle, arthritis, complications, fracture, rheumatoid, surgery}, month = {October}, number = {391}, pages = {140--152}, posted-at = {2005-05-09 14:19:53}, priority = {2}, title = {Complications in surgery of the foot and ankle in patients with rheumatoid arthritis.}, url = {http://view.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11603662}, year = {2001} }

TY - JOUR ID - citeulike:186885 L3 - citeulike-article-id:186885 N2 - Complications occur in patients with rheumatoid arthritis who require surgical correction of painful deformities of the foot and ankle. These patients probably are more likely to have complications develop because they: (1) have a systemic disease; (2) use medications that may lead to complications; (3) require multiple operations; and (4) usually have advanced deformities resulting in extensive complicated operations. Despite these difficulties, results of surgical procedures in patients with rheumatoid arthritis remain uniformly excellent. Most complications can be treated successfully, and the overall failure of selected operations is low. However, surgical reconstruction of foot and ankle deformities in patients with rheumatoid arthritis must be meticulously planned and done. These operations are most successful in eliminating pain and in correcting severe deformities. IS - 391 JF - Clin Orthop Relat Res SN - 0009-921X AD - Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, UCLA Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA. EP - 152 TI - Complications in surgery of the foot and ankle in patients with rheumatoid arthritis. SP - 140 KW - ankle KW - arthritis KW - complications KW - fracture KW - rheumatoid KW - surgery AU - Nassar, J AU - Cracchiolo, A PY - 2001/10// UR - http://view.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11603662 ER -