Table 3 Demographic, clinical, and surgical details of 12 patients requiring orthopaedic surgery by eight years.
| Patient No/ | Baseline clinical scores | Baseline MRI scores | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| age (y)/sex | HAQ | DAS | ESR | CRP | Sw/Td jnt | Tendonitis | Synovitis | Bone erosion | Bone oedema |
| 21/46/F | 1.3 | 4.77 | 41 | 27 | 16/32 | 3 | 4.5 | 0 | 0.5 |
| 27/45/M | 0.1 | 2.88 | 57 | 10 | 6/4 | 2.5 | 15.5 | 0 | 0 |
| 34/49/F | 0.7 | 4.74 | 46 | 19 | 18/26 | 2.5 | 8 | 1.5 | 2 |
| 36/46/M | 0 | 4.24 | 35 | 18 | 15/17 | 3 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 |
| 39/68/F | 0.6 | 4.01 | 30 | 9 | 10/26 | 0.5 | 6 | 2 | 6 |
| 41/81/F | 1.8 | 5.16 | 103 | 16 | 11/29 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 47/58/F | 0.7 | 4.02 | 22 | 39 | 14/16 | 1 | 6 | 0.5 | 0 |
| 58/51/F | 1.6 | 7.57 | 131 | 23 | 38/44 | 2.5 | 7 | 3 | 8 |
| 61/62/M | 1.3 | 4.31 | 27 | 60 | 12/25 | 1 | 14.5 | 9 | 9 |
| 62/60/F | 1.1 | 5.97 | 73 | 53 | 22/42 | 2 | 8 | 5.5 | 0.5 |
| 68/71/F | 1 | 4.15 | 79 | 99 | 5/13 | 1 | 12.5 | 1.5 | 3.5 |
| 73/72/F | 0 | 4.87 | 100 | 66 | 22/18 | 3 | 12.5 | 8.5 | 1.5 |
Type of surgical procedure:
Patient 21: Left flexor synovectomy.
Patient 27: Right wrist fusion + Sauve Kapanji procedure.
Patient 34: Right knee yttrium synovectomy + later TKJR.
Patient 36: Lateral arthrotomy right elbow + synovectomy; capsular release; radial head excision; posterior arthrotomy + olecranon osteotomy + synovectomy.
Patient 39: Left THJR.
Patient 41: TKJR, failed with sepsis proceeded to arthrodesis.
Patient 47: Right wrist Steinman pin fusion.
Patient 58: Dorsal tenosynovectomy; synovectomy distal radioulnar joint; EI to EPL tendon transfer; Sauve Kapandji procedure left wrist; right THJR.
Patient 61: Right wrist fusion; dorsal tenosynovectomy + reconstruction of extensor tendon right wrist; Darrach's procedure left wrist; dorsal extensor tenosynovectomy left wrist
Patient 62: Carpal tunnel release/exploration; fusion of IPJ of right thumb; dorsal extensor synovectomy of right wrist.
Patient 68: Multiple joint replacements including fingers, hip, elbow, and shoulder.
Patient 73: Left dorsal tenosynovectomy + flexor tenosynovectomy for little, ring, and middle fingers
CRP, C reactive protein; DAS, disease activity score; EI, extensor indicis; EPL, extensor pollicis longus; ESR, erythrocyte sedimentation rate; F, female; HAQ, health assessment questionnaire; IPJ, interphalangeal joint; M, male; MRI, magnetic resonance imaging; Sw/Td jnt, swollen and tender joint scores; THJR, total hip joint replacement; TKJR, total knee joint replacement; y, years.