Synovectomy

The term synovectomy or synovectomy ( removal of the synovial membrane ) means the open or arthroscopic ablation of the diseased synovial membrane ( synovial membrane , synovial membrane ). The procedure finds its application v. a. in the early and late treatment of rheumatoid arthritis and bacterial-infectious arthritis . Synovectomy is also used for osteoarthritis of different joints. Removing the synovium can slow down the destruction of the articular cartilage.

literature

• Wolfgang Miehle: Joint and spinal rheumatism. Eular Verlag, Basel 1987, ISBN 3-7177-0133-9 , pp. 111 and 176.
• Pschyrembel. Clinical Dictionary. 255th edition. De Gruyter, Berlin / New York 1986, ISBN 3-11-007916-X , p. 1630.

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