Table 1

Clinical data of five patients with rheumatoid arthritis at the time of joint surgery ^a

Patient

Disease duration^b, months

Site of surgery

Medication

1

74

Knee

MTX 15 mg/wk, SSZ 1 g/d, Pd 5 mg/d

2

60

Knee

NSAIDs

3

97.5

Knee

Pd 10 mg/d

4

121

Knee

Pd 10 mg/d

5

180

Hip

HCQ 200 mg/d

^aAge of the patients was 57.0 ± 15.6 years (age range 35 to 73 years), and they were all female. ^bDisease duration is the time interval between symptom onset of rheumatoid arthritis and joint replacement surgery. HCQ, hydroxychlorquine; MTX, methotrexate; NSAID, nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug; Pd, prednisolone; SSZ, sulfasalazine.

Kang et al. Arthritis Research & Therapy 2009 11:R130   doi:10.1186/ar2797