Rheumatology 2003; 42: 1569
© 2003 British Society for Rheumatology
Letter to the Editor |
Arthrocentesis in the past. Comment on an article by Aceves-Avila et al.
Department of Rheumatology, Bispebjerg Hospital, DK-2400 Copenhagen NV, Denmark
Correspondence to:
S. E. Hansen, Department of Rheumatology, Bispebjerg Hospital, Bispebjerg Bakke 23, DK-2400 Copenhagen NV, Denmark. E-mail: seh01@bbh.hosp.dk
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SIR, Aceves-Avila et al. [1] emphasize the rarity of descriptions of this intervention in ancient European medical literature. However, some references can be found. Arthrocentesis is in