High-technology surgical methods in the comprehensive medical rehabilitation of patients with rheumatic diseases and joint pathology of the upper and lower extremities

Abstract

A large clinical material (1693 patients with rheumatic diseases — RD, 2066 operations) was used to develop a three-level medical rehabilitation system using differentiated, including high-technology surgical methods depending on the nosology, RD stage, localization of joint diseases of the upper and lower extremities during adequate drug therapy. A positive result persisting for 1 to 20 years was achieved in 60—92% of cases.

Keywords

• rheumoorthopedics
• synovectomy
• arthroscopic synovectomy
• arthroplasty
• endoprosthetic replacement
• drug therapy