The rheumatoid cervical spine: Signs of instability on plain cervical radiographs

Clinical Radiology

Volumn 57, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 241-249

  Roche, Clare J ^a   Eyes, Brian E ^b   Whitehouse, Graham H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL AINTREE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Abnormalities of the atlas and axis; Arthritis of the spine; Radiography of the spine; Rheumatoid arthritis spine

Indexed keywords

ATLANTOAXIAL DISLOCATION; BONE DESTRUCTION; BONE EROSION; CERVICAL SPINE; CERVICAL SPINE DISLOCATION; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; JOINT DESTRUCTION; LIGAMENT INJURY; METACARPOPHALANGEAL JOINT; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OSTEOPOROSIS; PARALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; SPINAL CORD COMPRESSION; SPINE RADIOGRAPHY; SUDDEN DEATH; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; ANKYLOSING SPONDYLITIS; ATLANTOAXIAL JOINT; DISLOCATION; INJURY; JOINT INSTABILITY; RADIOGRAPHY;

ATLANTO-AXIAL JOINT; CERVICAL VERTEBRAE; DISLOCATIONS; HUMANS; JOINT INSTABILITY; SPONDYLITIS, ANKYLOSING;

EID: 0036551151     PISSN: 00099260     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/crad.2001.0745     Document Type: Review

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