Craniocervical fusion for rheumatoid arthritis: Comparison of sublaminar wires and the lateral mass screw craniocervical fusion

British Journal of Neurosurgery

Volumn 16, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 483-486

  Shad, A ^a   Shariff, S S ^a   Teddy, P J ^a   Cadoux Hudson, Tom A D ^a  

^a RADCLIFFE INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

C1 C2 instability; Craniocervical fusion; Lateral mass screws; Ransford loop; Rheumatoid arthritis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECOMPRESSION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MALE; NECK PAIN; PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS;

AGED; ARTHRITIS, RHEUMATOID; BONE SCREWS; BONE WIRES; CERVICAL VERTEBRAE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SKULL; SPINAL FUSION;

EID: 0036816662     PISSN: 02688697     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0268869021000030302     Document Type: Article

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