{"title":"Giant Geode at the Humeral Head in the Rheumatoid Shoulder Treated With Allograft Bone Grafting and Shoulder Arthroplasty","authors":"A. Urita, Takeshi Endo, N. Iwasaki, H. Taneichi","doi":"10.3899/jrheum.211082","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"Geodes are subarticular cystic lesions caused by inflammatory changes in the synovial lining of the articular cavity and can destroy cartilage and bone. This lesion occurs with rheumatoid arthritis (RA), but a single giant geode is rare.1.","PeriodicalId":35278,"journal":{"name":"The Journal of rheumatology. Supplement","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0000,"publicationDate":"2022-04-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"1","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"The Journal of rheumatology. Supplement","FirstCategoryId":"1085","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.211082","RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":null,"ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"Q2","JCRName":"Medicine","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Abstract
Geodes are subarticular cystic lesions caused by inflammatory changes in the synovial lining of the articular cavity and can destroy cartilage and bone. This lesion occurs with rheumatoid arthritis (RA), but a single giant geode is rare.1.
期刊介绍:
The Journal of Rheumatology is a monthly international serial edited by Duncan A. Gordon, The Journal features research articles on clinical subjects from scientists working in rheumatology and related fields, as well as proceedings of meetings as supplements to regular issues. Highlights of our 36 years serving Rheumatology include: groundbreaking and provocative editorials such as "Inverting the Pyramid," renowned Pediatric Rheumatology, proceedings of OMERACT and the Canadian Rheumatology Association, Cochrane Musculoskeletal Reviews, and supplements on emerging therapies.