ISSN:
1437-160X
Keywords:
Yttrium isotopes
;
Synovial membrane
;
Radiation sensitivity
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Medicine
Notes:
Summary Twenty seven knees, mainly of rheumatoid patients, received intra-articular 90Y for chronic effusions; 24% were effusion-free at 6 months. In vitro chemical, radiation (32P-induced), and combined effects of cold (non-radioactive) yttrium and 32P on synovial fluid mononuclear cells, failed to show any significant correlation with subjective and/or objective clinical effects at 3 or 6 months. If 90Y exerts its therapeutic effect via these cells, it probably does so other than by a direct effect on mononuclear cell viability.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF00541366
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