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synovitis

[‚sin·ə′vīd·əs]
(medicine)
Inflammation of a synovial membrane.
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific & Technical Terms, 6E, Copyright © 2003 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
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'Although Trumenba had an acceptable safety and tolerability profile in 1- to 9-year-olds, this analysis wasn't powered enough to detect uncommon adverse events, so we'll continue to monitor safety for things like synovitis," he said.
US-detected synovitis and joint damage can be considered for the prediction of further joint damage (24), even when clinical remission is present, although some studies suggest that the agreement is higher when remission is assessed by the Boolean criteria (25).
More than 60% of bleeds occurring into joints in severe hemophilia.[1] Repeated joint bleeding leads to chronic synovitis, cartilage damage and bony destruction, which is associated with the limitation of range of motion (ROM), pain, muscle atrophy, functional impairment and poor quality of life.[2] Around 80% of all spontaneous joint bleeds occur in the ankles, knees, and elbows.
The results indicated both a decrease in hip synovitis score and significant increase in bone rebuilding.
Clinical examination revealed synovitis of the right knee with an effusion and decreased range of movement.
Surgical removal of the bullet in the hip joint was planned to avoid joint degeneration, proliferative synovitis and possible systemic absorption of lead.
Much of the existing literature is focused on differentiation between septic arthritis and transient synovitis in the hip.
Accordingly, physicians and investigators are turning increasingly to magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) for earlier detection of bone erosion, osteitis, and synovitis and to evaluate the integrity of articular cartilage, tendons, ligaments, and other structures important to joint function.
SAPHO syndrome is a constellation of multiple symptoms and signs including synovitis, acne, pustulosis, hyperostosis, and osteitis.
They found that 59 percent of patients who showed ultrasound synovitis (an inflammation of the joint lining) at basehne, before its clinical appearance, developed inflammatory arthritis within one year of follow up.
5.7%; P < .001), as well as synovitis as measured via the rheumatoid arthritis magnetic resonance imaging score (RAMRIS) (-0.43 vs.
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