Dr. Rosenbaum answers the question: 'Synovectomy For Rheumatoid Arthritis?' — -- Question: What is a synovectomy and how is it used to treat rheumatoid arthritis? Answer: Synovectomy is literally ...

1. Who will do the synovectomy? An orthopedic surgeon will do the synovectomy. 2. What is tendon synovectomy? Removal of the synovial lining of the tendon (connective tissue between muscle and bone) ...

Radiation synovectomy is emerging as a vital minimally invasive treatment for managing chronic joint inflammation in conditions such as rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and haemophilic synovitis. The ...

FROM the earliest attempts to relieve arthritic disabilities by means of open operations on the affected joints, removal of diseased synovial tissue has been included in various reparative procedures.

Let's say the physician performs an arthroscopic lateral meniscectomy and an arthroscopic two-compartmental synovectomy of the medial and patellofemoral compartments of the right knee. Because the ...

Knee arthroscopy (single compartment) — In most cases, for multiple procedures performed within a single compartment, only the most complex procedure described in the procedure note should be coded.