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ReviewDer Orthopade2009

[Value of histological work-up for synovial diseases].

I Berger, L Morawietz, M Jakobs, V Krenn

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Review in Der Orthopade, 2009. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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4citing papers in PubMed
0.8field-weighted citation impact, top 27% of its field
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3 · Its place in the literature

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4 citing papers in PubMed, 8 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

I BergerInstitut für Pathologie, Klinikum Kassel, GNH Gesundheit Nordhessen, Mönchebergstr. 41-43, 34125 , Kassel, Deutschland. irina.berger@klinikum-kassel.de
L Morawietz
M Jakobs
V Krenn
Zentrum für Pathologie und Zytodiagnostik · DECharité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin · DEKlinikum Kassel · DE

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

At times clinicians and pathologists underestimate the value and significance of histopathological diagnostics for synovial tissue. However, the most common diseases of the synovium show specific morphological hallmarks that allow an exact diagnosis. Using the synovitis score allows one to distinguish between degenerative (low-grade synovitis) and inflammatory rheumatic (high-grade synovitis) diseases. Synovial biopsies are not only especially indicated when there are atypical patterns of arthritis, clinical options have been exhausted or monarthritis of unknown origin occurs, but also in patients with known rheumatoid arthritis. Joint infections, crystal-induced arthritis or pigmented villonodular synovitis can also be diagnosed as secondary synovial diseases. Providing clinical information when submitting biopsies/tissue specimens is essential to classify even unspecific morphological changes. Immunohistochemical staining, polarization microscopy or molecular biology techniques (PCR) may be used to ensure diagnoses.

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BiopsyHumansRheumatic DiseasesSynovial MembraneSynovitis

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PMID19458935
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