Prevalence of radiological changes in the cervical spine - A cross sectional study after 20 years from presentation of rheumatoid arthritis

Journal of Rheumatology

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 90-93

  Neva, Marko H ^a   Kaarela, Kalevi ^b   Kauppi, Markku ^b,c  

^a JYVÄSKYLÄ CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^b RHEUMATISM FOUNDATION HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OULU   (Finland)

Author keywords

Atlantoaxial subluxation; Cervical spine; Followup study; Rheumatoid arthritis

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATLANTOAXIAL DISLOCATION; BONE RADIOGRAPHY; CERVICAL SPINE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; SPINAL CORD COMPRESSION; SPINE SURGERY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTHRITIS, RHEUMATOID; ATLANTO-AXIAL JOINT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DISLOCATIONS; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; RHEUMATOID FACTOR; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0033958737     PISSN: 0315162X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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