Word: synovium
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Dates: during 1972-1972
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...Among the causes of pain in rheumatoid arthritis are inflammation of the synovium (the membrane lining the joint capsule) and subsequent erosion of the enclosed cartilage and bone. Doctors generally prescribe painkillers and other anti-inflammatory drugs including common aspirin. But according to Dr. Alan Wilde of the Cleveland Clinic, early surgery may provide more permanent relief and slow the progress of the disease as well. Wilde told a scientific session of the Arthritis foundation that he had performed synovectomies on 39 patients, delicately removing the inflamed tissue from a total of 121 finger joints. Most of the patients experienced...
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