The Journal of Arthroplasty
Volume 16, Issue 3 , Pages 306-311 , April 2001

The efficacy of intra-articular analgesia after total knee arthroplasty in patients with rheumatoid arthritis and in patients with osteoarthritis

  • Nobuyuki Tanaka, MD

      Affiliations

    • Gorinbashi Orthopaedic Hospital in Gorinbashi Health Care Facilities and Hospitals, Sapporo, Hokkaido
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  • Hisashi Sakahashi, MD

      Affiliations

    • Gorinbashi Orthopaedic Hospital in Gorinbashi Health Care Facilities and Hospitals, Sapporo, Hokkaido
    • ,
  • Eiichi Sato, MD

      Affiliations

    • Gorinbashi Orthopaedic Hospital in Gorinbashi Health Care Facilities and Hospitals, Sapporo, Hokkaido
    • ,
  • Kazuya Hirose, MD

      Affiliations

    • Gorinbashi Orthopaedic Hospital in Gorinbashi Health Care Facilities and Hospitals, Sapporo, Hokkaido
    • ,
  • Seiichi Ishii, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, School of Medicine, Sapporo Medical University, Sapporo, Japan

Received 21 June 2000 ,Accepted 25 October 2000.

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☆ No benefits or funds were received in support of this study.

☆☆ Reprint requests: Nobuyuki Tanaka, MD, Gorinbashi Orthopaedic Hospital in Gorinbashi Health Care Facilities and Hospitals, 2-1, Kawazoe, Minami-ku, Sapporo, Hokkaido, 005-0802, Japan.

PII: S0883-5403(01)15971-1

doi: 10.1054/arth.2001.21496

The Journal of Arthroplasty
Volume 16, Issue 3 , Pages 306-311 , April 2001

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