Abstract
Two regimens to immobilise the knee after injection were compared in patients receiving intra-articular yttrium-90 for persistent synovitis of the knee, the patients being randomly allocated to receive either complete bed rest or full mobilisation with the affected knee in a firm splint. There was no difference in the percentage of the radioisotope retained in the knee or in that taken up by other tissues between the two regimens. It is concluded that after intra-articular injections of yttrium-90 strict bed rest in hospital is unnecessary.
Full text
PDF
Selected References
These references are in PubMed. This may not be the complete list of references from this article.
- Gumpel J. M., Beer J. C., Crawley J. C., Farran H. E. Yttrium 90 in persistent synovitis of the knee - a single centre comparison. The retention and extra-articular spread of four 90-U radiocolloids. Br J Radiol. 1975 May;48(569):377–381. doi: 10.1259/0007-1285-48-569-377. [DOI] [PubMed] [Google Scholar]
- Gumpel J. M., Beer J. C., Crawley J. C., Farran H. E. Yttrium 90 in persistent synovitis of the knee - a single centre comparison. The retention and extra-articular spread of four 90-U radiocolloids. Br J Radiol. 1975 May;48(569):377–381. doi: 10.1259/0007-1285-48-569-377. [DOI] [PubMed] [Google Scholar]
- Gumpel J. M., Stevenson A. C. Chromosomal damage after intra-articular injection of different colloids of yttrium 90. Rheumatol Rehabil. 1975 Feb;14(1):7–12. doi: 10.1093/rheumatology/14.1.7. [DOI] [PubMed] [Google Scholar]
- Jalava S., Salonius A. L. Letter: Crhomosomes of patients treated with yttrium-90. Lancet. 1974 Apr 27;1(7861):807–807. doi: 10.1016/s0140-6736(74)92875-x. [DOI] [PubMed] [Google Scholar]
- Lloyd D. C., Reeder E. J. Chromosome aberrations and intra-articular yttrium-90. Lancet. 1978 Mar 18;1(8064):617–617. doi: 10.1016/s0140-6736(78)91072-3. [DOI] [PubMed] [Google Scholar]
- de la Chapelle A., Rekonen A., Oka M., Ruotsi A. Chromosome damage after intra-articular injections of radioactive yttrium. Effect of immobilization on the biological dose. Ann Rheum Dis. 1972 Nov;31(6):508–512. doi: 10.1136/ard.31.6.508. [DOI] [PMC free article] [PubMed] [Google Scholar]