Practicals · Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation · Surgical Interventions
Synovectomy (including rheumatoid hand surgery)
- Type
- Procedure
- Curriculum level
- Advanced (NMC); B3 (DNB)
- Also called
- capsuloplasty
Videos and resources
- PageWatch : Soft Tissue Reconstruction of Rheumatoid...assh.org
- +33 more links
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Operative note template
How to write the operative note in the case sheet: blank template, worked example and printable PDF (free).
Where the curriculum asks for it
“Synovectomy” ( NMC curriculum, page 15)
“Synovectomy, capsuloplasty,repositioning/ repair of tendons etc. in rheumatoid hand” ( NBEMS DNB curriculum, page 21)