Rheumatology: Current Research

Rheumatology: Current Research
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ISSN: 2161-1149 (Printed)

Research Article - (2015) Volume 5, Issue 4

Changes of the Incidence of falls in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis after Orthopaedic Lower Limb Surgery

Kengo Harigane1*, Yuichi Mochida2, Katsushi Ishii2, Naoto Mitsugi3, Yutaka Inaba1 and Tomoyuki Saito1
1 Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Yokohama City University School of Medicine, Yokohama, Japan
2Center for Rheumatic Diseases, Yokohama City University Medical Center, Yokohama, Japan
3 Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Yokohama City University Medical Center, Yokohama, Japan
*Corresponding Author: Kengo Harigane, MD, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Yokohama City University School of Medicine, 3-9 Fukuura, Kanazawa-ku, Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan, Tel: +81-45-787-2800 Email:

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