PT - JOURNAL ARTICLE AU - Bird, H A AU - Ring, E F TI - Therapeutic value of arthroscopy. AID - 10.1136/ard.37.1.78 DP - 1978 Feb 01 TA - Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases PG - 78--79 VI - 37 IP - 1 4099 - http://ard.bmj.com/content/37/1/78.short 4100 - http://ard.bmj.com/content/37/1/78.full SO - Ann Rheum Dis1978 Feb 01; 37 AB - Thermography before and after joint irrigation at arthroscopy showed no significant improvement of inflammation in 14 patients. Subjectively, those with chondrocalcinosis did best.