Surgery of the rheumatoid cervical spine. Correlation of the pathology and prognosis

• Published in: Clinical orthopaedics and related research no. 293; p. 135
• Main Authors: Stirrat, A N, Fyfe, I S
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 01.08.1993
• Subjects: Arthritis, Rheumatoid - pathology; Arthritis, Rheumatoid - surgery; Atlanto-Axial Joint - pathology; Atlanto-Axial Joint - surgery; Cervical Vertebrae - pathology; Cervical Vertebrae - surgery; Female; Humans; Joint Dislocations - pathology; Joint Dislocations - surgery; Joint Instability - pathology; Joint Instability - surgery; Male; Middle Aged; Postoperative Complications - epidemiology; Prognosis; Spinal Fusion

Twenty-eight rheumatoid arthritis patients with symptomatic subluxation of the cervical spine had 34 operative procedures in the period from 1983 to 1989. Two distinct groups are noted with regard to management and prognosis. The treatment of isolated atlantoaxial instability has been straightforwar...