| A radiological study of the rheumatoid hand in black South Africans. | |
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PMID: 16341335 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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OBJECTIVE: To determine wrist and hand involvement in black South African patients with rheumatoid arthritis. METHODS: Larsen scoring of the wrist and hand was done in 75 patients. The mean finger score was 9.67 (range 0 - 100) on the left hand and 10.3 (range 0 - 100) on the right. Scores for the wrists were 2.5 (range 0 - 5) for the left and 2.7 (range 0 - 5) for the right. CONCLUSION: Finger and thumb involvement were considerably less in the South African black population than in other series consisting mainly of white patients. |
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Authors:
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N G J Maritz; A J Gerber; S J Greyling; B B Sandra |
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Type: Journal Article |
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Title: South African medical journal = Suid-Afrikaanse tydskrif vir geneeskunde Volume: 95 ISSN: 0256-9574 ISO Abbreviation: S. Afr. Med. J. Publication Date: 2005 Oct |
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Created Date: 2005-12-12 Completed Date: 2006-01-05 Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 0404520 Medline TA: S Afr Med J Country: South Africa |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 795-7 Citation Subset: IM |
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Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Pretoria, South Africa. nmaritz@med.up.ac.za |
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African Continental Ancestry Group Arthritis, Rheumatoid / ethnology, radiography* Female Finger Joint / radiography Hand / radiography* Humans Male Metacarpophalangeal Joint / radiography Middle Aged Retrospective Studies South Africa Wrist Joint / radiography |
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