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28 Robertsson O MJ Dunbar Knutson K Past incidence and future demand for Knee Arthroplasty in Sweden: A report from the Swedish Knee Arthroplasty Register regarding the effect of past and future population changes on the number of arthroplasties performed. Acta Orthop Scand 2000; 71(4):376-80.

29 Nakamura H M Nagashima Ishigami S The antirheumatic effect of multiple synovectomy in patients with refractory rheumatoid arthritis. Int Orthop 2000; 24(5):242-5.

30 Klug S G Wittmann Weseloh G. Arthroscopic synovectomy of the knee joint in early cases of rheumatoid arthritis: Followup results of a multicenter study. Arthroscopy 2000; 16(3):262-7.

31 Papanikolaou A K Droulias Nikolaides A Results of a single total knee prosthesis compared with multiple joint replacement in the lower limb. Int Orthop 2000; 24(2):80-2.

32 Rosenberg WWJ BW Scherer’s De Wail Makefast MC Impacted morsellized bone grafting and cemented primary total hip arthroplasty for acetabular protrusion in patients with rheumatoid arthritis: An 8- to 18-year follow-up study of 36 hips. Acta Orthop Scand 2000; 71(2):143-6.

33 Tang WM Chiu KY. Primary total hip arthroplasty in patients with rheumatoid arthritis. Int Orthop 2001; 25(1):13-6.

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35 Lehtimaki MY H Kautiainen Lehtoand MUK Charnley low-friction arthroplasty in rheumatoid patients: A survival study up to 20 years. J Arthroplasty 1999; 14(6):657-61.

36Lu H-S, Mow CS, Lin J-H. Total knee arthroplasty in the presence of severe flexion contracture: A report of 37 cases. J Arthroplasty 1999; 14(7):775-80.

37 Lie SA LB Engesaeter Havelin LI Mortality after total hip replacement: 0–10-Year follow-up of 39,543 patients in the Norwegian Arthroplasty Register. Acta Orthop Scand 2000;71(1):19-27.

38 Bohm P T Holy Pietsch-Breitfeld B Mortality after total knee arthroplasty in patients with osteoarthrosis and rheumatoid arthritis. Arch Orthop Trauma Surg 2000; 120(12):75-8.

39 Carlsson AS A Henricson Linder L A 10-year survival analysis of 69 Bath and Wessex ankle replacements. J Foot Ankle Surg 2001; 7(1):39-44.

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41 Hanyu T H Yamazaki Ishikawa H Flexible hinge toe implant arthroplasty for rheumatoid arthritis of the first metatarsophalangeal joint: Long-term results. J Orthop Sci 2001; 6(2):141-7.

42 Rosenberg WWJ MC De Waal Malefijt Laan RFJM Forefoot reconstruction with combined first metatarsus osteotomy, metatarsophalangeal fusion and resection of the lesser metatarsal heads in rheumatoid patients. J Foot Ankle Surg 2000; 6(2):99-104.

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44 Alund M C Hoe-Hansen Tillander B Outcome after cup hemiarthroplasty in the rheumatoid shoulder: A retrospective evaluation of 39 patients followed for 2-6 years. Acta Orthop Scand 2000; 71(2):180-4.

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48 Shah BM IA Trail Nuttall D The effect of epidemiologic and intraoperative factors on survival of the standard Souter- Strathclyde total elbow arthroplasty. J Arthroplasty 2000; 15(8):994-8.

49 Kudo H K Iwano Nishino J. Total elbow arthroplasty with use of a nonconstrained humeral component inserted without cement in patients who have rheumatoid arthritis. J Bone Joint Surg Am 1999; 81(9):1268-80.

50 Radmer S R Andresen Sparmann M. Wrist arthroplasty with a new generation of prostheses in patients with rheumatoid arthritis. J Hand Surg [Am] 1999; 24(5):935-43.

51 Fraser KE E Diao Peimer CA Comparative results of resection of the distal ulna in rheumatoid arthritis and posttraumatic conditions. J Hand Surg [Br] 1999; 24B(6): 667-70.

52 Chantelot C C Fontaine Flipo RM Synovectomy combined with the Sauve-Kapandji procedure for the rheumatoid wrist. J Hand Surg [Br] 1999; 24B(4):405-09.

53 Rehak DC P Kasper Baratz ME A comparison of plate and pin fixation for arthrodesis of the rheumatoid wrist. Orthopedics 2000; 23(1):43-8.

54 McGovern RM AY Shin Beckenbaugh RD Long-term results of cemented Steffee arthroplasty of the thumb metacarpophalangeal joint. J Hand Surg [Am] 2001; 26(1):115-22.

55 Schmidt K RE Willburger Miehlke RK Ten-year followup of silicone arthroplasty of the metacarpophalangeal joints in rheumatoid hands. Scand J Plast Reconstr Surg Hand Surg 1999; 33(4):433-8.

56 Caplan AI M Elyaderani Mochizuki Y Principles of cartilage repair and regeneration. Clin Orthop 1997; 342: 254-69.

57 Lee CR AJ Grodzinsky Hsu H-P Effects of harvest and selected cartilage repair procedures on the physical and biochemical properties of articular cartilage in the canine knee. J Orthop Res 2000; 18(5):790-9.

58 Salminen H E Vuorio Saamanen A-M. Expression of Sox9 and type IIA procollagen during attempted repair of articular cartilage damage in a transgenic mouse model of osteoarthritis. Arthritis Rheum 2001; 44(4):947-55.

59 O’Driscoll SWM DBF Saris Ito Y The chondrogenic potential of periosteum decreases with age. J Orthop Res 2001; 19(1):95-103.

60 Solchaga LA JU Yoo Lundberg M Hyaluronan-based polymers in the treatment of osteochondral defects. J Orthop Res 2000; 18(5):773-80.

61 Richardson JB B Caterson Evans EH Repair of human articular cartilage after implantation of autologous chondrocytes. J Bone Joint Surg Br 1999; 81(6):1064-8.

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64 Bugbee WD Convery FR. Osteochondral allograft transplantation. Clin Sports Med 1999; 18(1):67-75.

65 Wakitani S. Repair of articular cartilage defect by cell transplantation. Journal of Artificial Organs 2000; 3(2):98-101.

66 Minas T. Autologous cultured chondrocyte implantation in the repair of focal chondral lesions of the knee: Clinical indications and operative technique. Journal of Sports Traumatology &Related Research 1998; 20(2):90-102.

67 Evans CH SC Ghivizzani Smith P Using gene therapy to protect and restore cartilage. Clin Orthop 2000; 379(Suppl):214-19.

68 Sellers RS R Zhang Glasson SS Repair of articular cartilage defects one year after treatment with recombinant human bone morphogenetic protein-2 (rhBMP-2). J Bone Joint Surg Am 2000; 82(2):151-60.

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70 Bruce IN RJ Burns Gladman DD Single photon emission computed tomography dual isotope myocardial perfusion imaging in women with systemic lupus erythematosus. I. Prevalence and distribution of abnormalities. J Rheumatol 2000; 27(10):2372-7.

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75 Bruce IN MB Urowitz Gladman DD Natural history of hypercholesterolemia in systemic lupus erythematosus. J Rheumatol 1999; 26(10):2137-43.

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77 Manzi S F Selzer Sutton-Tyrrell K Prevalence and risk factors of carotid plaque in women with systemic lupus erythematosus. Arthritis Rheum 1999; 42(1):51-60.

78 Roman MJ JE Salmon Sobel R Prevalence and relation to risk factors of carotid atherosclerosis and left ventricular hypertrophy in systemic lupus erythematosus and antiphospholipid antibody syndrome. Am J Cardiol 2001; 87(5):663-6.

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