4. Cellular components in RA joints
Synovial membrane with
synovial lining cells
Cartilage
Joint capsule
Inflamed, thick
synovial membrane
Invading pannus
Macrophage
(type A synoviocyte)
Fibroblast-like synoviocyte
T and B lymphocyte
Plasma cell
Chondrocyte
Dendritic cell
Normal RA
Buckley CD, Br Med J 315: 236–238, 1997

5. Cells and cytokines in the arthritic joint

24. Conclusions Rheumatoid Arthritis causes severe disability
Work assessment essential component of management
Co-operation between employer, employee, physician
Major advances in therapy in recent years