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Abbreviations
AS, ankylosing spondylitis; CDC, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; DMARDs,
disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs; IV, intravenous; JIA, juvenille idiopathic
arthritis; PO, oral; PsA, psoriatic arthritis; RA, rheumatoid arthritis; SLE, systemic lupus
erythematosus; SpA, spondyloarthritis; SQ, subcutaneous; THA, total hip arthroplasty;
TKA, total knee arthroplasty; IV, intravenous
Source
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Hip and Knee Surgeons Guideline for the Perioperative Management of Antirheumatic
Medication in Patients With Rheumatic Diseases Undergoing Elective Total Hip or Total
Knee Arthroplasty.
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Medication in Patients With Rheumatic Diseases Undergoing Elective Total Hip or Total
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