© 1981 British Society for Rheumatology
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ASSESSMENT OF FLEXOR TENOSYNOVITIS IN RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS
Canadian Red Cross Memorial Hospital Taplow, Berks
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Assessment of the effect of therapyphysical, surgical, or local corticosteroid Injectionsin the management of rheumatoid flexor tenosynovitis has proved difficult. This paper describes a simple, accurate and reproducible method of documentation using a photocopying technique. Its application to a study of the role of hydrocortisone injections in the management of flexor tenosynovitis is presented.