Pathogenetic mechanism and prevalence of the stable atlantoaxial subluxation in rheumatoid arthritis

Journal of Rheumatology

Volumn 23, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 831-834

  Kauppi, Markku ^a   Sakaguchi, Mitsuru ^b   Konttinen, Yrjö T ^c   Hämäläinen, Martti ^d   Hakala, Markku ^e  

^a RHEUMATISM FOUNDATION HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^b Kumamoto Orthopaedic Hospital   (Japan)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^d Department of Surgery ^*

^e OULU UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

Author keywords

Atlantoaxial joints; Atlantoaxial subluxation; Cervical spine; Rheumatoid arthritis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATLANTOAXIAL SUBLUXATION; CERVICAL SPINE RADIOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS;

ARTHRITIS, RHEUMATOID; ATLANTO-AXIAL JOINT; CERVICAL VERTEBRAE; DISLOCATIONS; HUMANS; JOINT INSTABILITY; PREVALENCE;

EID: 0029938933     PISSN: 0315162X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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