The use of traction methods to correct severe cervical deformity in rheumatoid arthritis patients: A report of five cases

Spine

Volumn 26, Issue 9, 2001, Pages 1076-1081

  Graziano, Gregory P ^a   Hensinger, Robert ^a   Patel, Chetan K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN HOSPITALS   (United States)

Author keywords

Cervical deformity; Posterior spinal fusion; Rheumatoid arthritis; Traction

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CERVICAL SPINE; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; POSTOPERATIVE INFECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOGRAPHY; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; SKELETON TRACTION; SPINE MALFORMATION; SPINE STABILIZATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; AGED; ARTHRITIS, RHEUMATOID; CERVICAL VERTEBRAE; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ORTHOPEDIC FIXATION DEVICES; ORTHOTIC DEVICES; SPINAL DISEASES; SPINAL FUSION; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; TRACTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0035338995     PISSN: 03622436     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00007632-200105010-00018     Document Type: Article

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