Tomas Weitoft

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Country: Sweden

Publications

  1. ncbi Randomised controlled study of postinjection immobilisation after intra-articular glucocorticoid treatment for wrist synovitis
    T Weitoft
    Section of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Gävle County Hospital, Sweden
    Ann Rheum Dis 62:1013-5. 2003
  2. ncbi Importance of immobilization after intraarticular glucocorticoid treatment for elbow synovitis: a randomized controlled study
    Tomas Weitoft
    Center for Research and Development, County Council of Gävleborg Uppsala University, Uppsala, and Gävle Hospital, Gavle, Sweden
    Arthritis Care Res (Hoboken) 62:735-7. 2010
  3. ncbi Changes of cartilage and bone markers after intra-articular glucocorticoid treatment with and without postinjection rest in patients with rheumatoid arthritis
    T Weitoft
    Section of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Gavle Hospital, 801 87 Gävle, Sweden
    Ann Rheum Dis 64:1750-3. 2005
  4. ncbi Glucocorticoid resorption and influence on the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis after intra-articular treatment of the knee in resting and mobile patients
    T Weitoft
    Department of Research and Development, County Council of Gävleborg Uppsala University, Section of Rheumatology, Gavle Hospital, 801 87 Gävle, Sweden
    Ann Rheum Dis 65:955-7. 2006
  5. ncbi Serum levels of sex steroid hormones and matrix metalloproteinases after intra-articular glucocorticoid treatment in female patients with rheumatoid arthritis
    T Weitoft
    Department of Research and Development, County Council of Gävleborg Uppsala University, Section of Rheumatology, Gavle Hospital, Sweden
    Ann Rheum Dis 67:422-4. 2008

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Publications5

  1. ncbi Randomised controlled study of postinjection immobilisation after intra-articular glucocorticoid treatment for wrist synovitis
    T Weitoft
    Section of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Gävle County Hospital, Sweden
    Ann Rheum Dis 62:1013-5. 2003
    ..Intra-articular glucocorticoid treatment is frequently used in arthritic disorders. Postinjection rest has been shown to improve the outcome of knee injections...
  2. ncbi Importance of immobilization after intraarticular glucocorticoid treatment for elbow synovitis: a randomized controlled study
    Tomas Weitoft
    Center for Research and Development, County Council of Gävleborg Uppsala University, Uppsala, and Gävle Hospital, Gavle, Sweden
    Arthritis Care Res (Hoboken) 62:735-7. 2010
    ..To investigate whether better treatment results might be achieved with postinjection rest following intraarticular glucocorticoid treatment for elbow synovitis...
  3. ncbi Changes of cartilage and bone markers after intra-articular glucocorticoid treatment with and without postinjection rest in patients with rheumatoid arthritis
    T Weitoft
    Section of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Gavle Hospital, 801 87 Gävle, Sweden
    Ann Rheum Dis 64:1750-3. 2005
    ..This may be due to retarded steroid resorption by immobilisation, a procedure that also could influence cartilage and bone metabolism...
  4. ncbi Glucocorticoid resorption and influence on the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis after intra-articular treatment of the knee in resting and mobile patients
    T Weitoft
    Department of Research and Development, County Council of Gävleborg Uppsala University, Section of Rheumatology, Gavle Hospital, 801 87 Gävle, Sweden
    Ann Rheum Dis 65:955-7. 2006
    ..One reason for this observation might be that rest retards steroid resorption, causing an enhanced local treatment effect...
  5. ncbi Serum levels of sex steroid hormones and matrix metalloproteinases after intra-articular glucocorticoid treatment in female patients with rheumatoid arthritis
    T Weitoft
    Department of Research and Development, County Council of Gävleborg Uppsala University, Section of Rheumatology, Gavle Hospital, Sweden
    Ann Rheum Dis 67:422-4. 2008
    ..To study metalloproteinase activity and sex steroid hormone production in serum after intra-articular glucocorticoid treatment for knee synovitis...