Histology of the craniocervical junction in chronic rheumatoid arthritis: A clinicopathologic analysis of 33 operative cases

Spine

Volumn 27, Issue 20, 2002, Pages 2245-2254

  O'Brien, Michael F ^a,b   Casey, Adrian T H ^b,c   Crockard, Alan ^b   Pringle, Jean ^c   Stevens, John M ^b  

^a Woodridge Orthopaedic Clinic and Spine Center   (United States)

^b NATIONAL HOSPITAL FOR NEUROLOGY AND NEUROSURGERY   (United Kingdom)

^c ROYAL NATIONAL ORTHOPAEDIC HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Craniocervical junction; Histology; Instability; Myelopathy; Rheumatoid arthritis; Spinal cord decompression; Synovium; Transoral

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATLANTOOCCIPITAL JOINT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; HYPERPLASIA; INFLAMMATION; INFLAMMATORY CELL; JOINT INSTABILITY; LYMPHOCYTIC INFILTRATION; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; SPINAL CORD COMPRESSION; SPINAL CORD INJURY; SYNOVIUM;

AGED; ARTHRITIS, RHEUMATOID; ATLANTO-AXIAL JOINT; CERVICAL VERTEBRAE; CHRONIC DISEASE; COHORT STUDIES; DECOMPRESSION, SURGICAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SPINAL CORD COMPRESSION; SYNOVIAL MEMBRANE;

EID: 0037108943     PISSN: 03622436     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00007632-200210150-00012     Document Type: Article

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