Spontaneous regression of periodontoid pannus mass in psoriatic atlantoaxial subluxation case report

Spine

Volumn 24, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 578-581

  Lu, Kang ^a   Lee, Tao Chen ^a  

^a CHANG GUNG MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Atlantoaxial subluxation; Chang gting memorial hospital; Department of neiirosiirgery; Periodontoid pannus; Posterior fusion; Psoriatic arthritis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATLANTOAXIAL SUBLUXATION; CASE REPORT; CERVICAL MYELOPATHY; DECOMPRESSION SURGERY; HUMAN; MALE; ODONTOID PROCESS; PANNUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSORIASIS; SPINAL CORD COMPRESSION; SPINE FUSION;

ADULT; ARTHRITIS, PSORIATIC; ATLANTO-AXIAL JOINT; DISLOCATIONS; EXUDATES AND TRANSUDATES; HUMANS; JOINT INSTABILITY; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; ODONTOID PROCESS; SPINAL CORD COMPRESSION; SPINAL FUSION;

EID: 0033559175     PISSN: 03622436     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00007632-199903150-00016     Document Type: Article

References (14)

1. Blau RH, Kaufman RL. Erosive and subluxing cervical spine disease in patients with psoriatic arthritis. J Rheumatol 1987;14:111-7.
2. Buskila D, Gladman D. Atlantoaxial subluxation in a patient with psoriatic arthritis. Arthritis Rheum 1989;32:1338-9.
3. Crockard HA, Pozo JL, Ransford AO, et al. Transoral decompression and posterior fusion for rheumatoid atlantoaxial subluxation. J Bone Joint Surg [Br] 1986;68:350-61.
4. Jenkinson T, Armas J, Evison G, Cohen M, Lovell C, McHugh NJ. The cervical spine in psoriatic arthritis: A clinical and radiological study. Br J Rheumatol 1994;33:255-9.
5. Kaplan JG, Rosengerg RS, DeSouza T, et al. Atlantoaxial subluxation in psoriatic arthropathy. Ann Neurol 1988;23:522-4.
6. Kelley W, Harris ED Jr, Ruddy S, Sledge CB. Textbook of Rheumatology. 5th ed. Philadelphia: WB Saunders, 1997:999-1004.
7. Lansen TA, Kasoff SS, Tenner MS. Occipitocervical fusion for reduction of traumatic periodontoid hypertrophie cicatrix. J Neurosurg 1990;73:466-70.
8. Larsson EM, Holtas S, Zygmunt S. Pre- and postoperative MR imaging of the craniocervical junction in rheumatoid arthritis. AJR Am J Radiol 1989;1S2: 561-6.
9. Louthrenoo W, Zager EL, Freundlich B, Zurier RB. Intravenous corticosteroid therapy of cervical cord compression in rheumatoid arthritis. Clin Exp Rheumatol 1992;10:173-5. 10.
10. Milbrink J, Nyman R. Posterior stabilization of the cervical spine in rheu-matoid arthritis: Clinical results and magnetic resonance imaging correlation. J Spinal Disord 1990;3:308-15.
11. Santavirta S, Slatis P, Sandelin J, Lindqvist C, Konttinen T. Atlanto-axial subluxation in patients with seronegative spondyloarthritis. Rheumatol Int 1987; 7:43-6.
12. Sosner J, Fast A, Kahan BS. Odontoid fracture and C1-C2 subluxation in psoriatic cervical spondyloarthropathy: A case report. Spine 1996;21:519-21.
13. SukoffMH, KadinMM, MoranT. Transoral decompression for myelopathy caused by rheumatoid arthritis of the cervical spine: Case report. J Neurosurg 1972;37:493-7.
14. Zygmunt S, Saveland H, Brattstrom H, Ljunggren B, Larsson EM, Wollheim F. Reduction of rheumatoid peri-odontoid pannus following posterior occipitocervical fusion visualized by magnetic resonance imaging. BrJ Neurosurg 1988; 2:315-20.