Analysis of C-reactive protein levels and febrile tendency after joint surgery in rheumatoid arthritis patients treated with a perioperative 4-week interruption of tocilizumab

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Analysis of C-reactive protein levels and febrile tendency after joint surgery in rheumatoid arthritis patients treated with a perioperative 4-week interruption of tocilizumab Get access Ryo Hiroshima, Ryo Hiroshima Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Institute of Rheumatology, Tokyo Women’s Medical University, 10-22 Kawada, Shinjuku, Tokyo 162-0054, Japan Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Kosei Kawakami, Kosei Kawakami Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Institute of Rheumatology, Tokyo Women’s Medical University, 10-22 Kawada, Shinjuku, Tokyo 162-0054, Japan Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Takuji Iwamoto, Takuji Iwamoto Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Institute of Rheumatology, Tokyo Women’s Medical University, 10-22 Kawada, Shinjuku, Tokyo 162-0054, Japan Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Asami Tokita, Asami Tokita Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Institute of Rheumatology, Tokyo Women’s Medical University, 10-22 Kawada, Shinjuku, Tokyo 162-0054, Japan Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Koichiro Yano, Koichiro Yano Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Institute of Rheumatology, Tokyo Women’s Medical University, 10-22 Kawada, Shinjuku, Tokyo 162-0054, Japan Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Yu Sakuma, Yu Sakuma Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Institute of Rheumatology, Tokyo Women’s Medical University, 10-22 Kawada, Shinjuku, Tokyo 162-0054, Japan Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Katsunori Ikari, Katsunori Ikari Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Institute of Rheumatology, Tokyo Women’s Medical University, 10-22 Kawada, Shinjuku, Tokyo 162-0054, Japan Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Shigeki Momohara Shigeki Momohara Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Institute of Rheumatology, Tokyo Women’s Medical University, 10-22 Kawada, Shinjuku, Tokyo 162-0054, Japan Correspondence to: Shigeki Momohara, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Institute of Rheumatology, Tokyo Women’s Medical University, 10-22 Kawada, Shinjuku, Tokyo 162-0054, Japan e-mail: smomohara@ior.twmu.ac.jp Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Modern Rheumatology, Volume 21, Issue 1, 1 February 2011, Pages 109–111, https://doi.org/10.3109/s10165-010-0343-1 Published: 01 February 2011 Article history Received: 30 March 2010 Accepted: 26 July 2010 Published: 01 February 2011