Reactive arthritis with a severe lesion of the cervical spine

British Journal of Rheumatology

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 126-129

  Fox, B ^a,b   Sahuquillo, J ^a   Poca, M A ^a   Huguet, P ^a   Lience, E ^a  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARI VALL D HEBRON   (Spain)

^b HOSPITAL PRIVADO DE COMUNIDAD   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Atlanto occipital joint pathology; Atlantoaxial joint pathology; Reactive arthritis; Reiter's disease

Indexed keywords

HLA B27 ANTIGEN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATLANTOAXIAL SUBLUXATION; CASE REPORT; CERVICAL SPINE; DECOMPRESSION SURGERY; FEMALE; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REACTIVE ARTHRITIS; REITER SYNDROME; SEXUAL TRANSMISSION; SPINE DISEASE; SPINE FUSION; SURGICAL APPROACH; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

EID: 0030855078     PISSN: 02637103     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/rheumatology/36.1.126     Document Type: Article

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