Atlantoaxial disorders in rheumatoid arthritis associate with the destruction of peripheral and shoulder joints, and decreased bone mineral density

Clinical and Experimental Rheumatology

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 179-184

  Neva, Marko Henrik ^a   Kotaniemi, Antero ^b   Kaarela, Kalevi ^b   Lehtinen, Janne T ^c   Belt, Eero A ^b   Kauppi, Markku ^b  

^a TAMPERE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^b RHEUMATISM FOUNDATION HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^c MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Bone mineral density; Cervical spine; Peripheral joints; Rheumatoid arthritis; Risk factors; Shoulder joints

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTHROPATHY; ARTICLE; ATLANTOAXIAL JOINT; ATLANTOAXIAL SUBLUXATION; BONE DENSITY; BONE DESTRUCTION; BONE MINERAL; CERVICAL SPINE; CERVICAL SPINE RADIOGRAPHY; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; FEMUR NECK; FOLLOW UP; FOOT RADIOGRAPHY; HAND RADIOGRAPHY; HUMAN; LUMBAR SPINE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NECK PAIN; OSTEOPOROSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SHOULDER; SHOULDER PAIN; SHOULDER RADIOGRAPHY;

ADULT; AGE OF ONSET; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ARTHRITIS, RHEUMATOID; ATLANTO-AXIAL JOINT; BONE DENSITY; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; JOINT DISEASES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 0037366770     PISSN: 0392856X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

References (31)

1. BLAND JH: Rheumatoid arthritis of the cervical spine. J Rheumatol 1974; 1: 319-42.
2. HALLA JT, HARDIN JG, VITEK J, ALARCON GS: Involvement of the cervical spine in rheumatoid arthritis. Arthritis Rheum 1989; 32: 652-9.
3. PAIMELA L, LAASONEN L, KANKAANPÄÄ E, LEIRISALO-REPO M: Progression of cervical spine changes in patients with early rheumatoid arthritis. J Rheumatol 1997; 24: 1280-4.
4. WINFIELD J, YOUNG A, WILLIAMS P, CORBETT M: A prospective study of the radiological changes in hands, feet and cervical spine in adult rheumatoid disease. Ann Rheum Dis 1983; 42: 613-8.
5. NEVA MH, KAUPPI MJ, KAUTIAINEN H et al.: Combination drug therapy retards the development of rheumatoid atlantoaxial subluxations. Arthritis Rheum 2000; 43: 2397-401.
6. SMITH PH, BENN RT, SHARP J: Natural history of rheumatoid cervical luxations. Ann Rheum Dis 1972; 31: 431-9.
7. MATHEWS JA: Atlanto-axial subluxation in rheumatoid arthritis. Ann Rheum Dis 1974; 33: 526-31.
8. ODA T, FUJIWARA K, YONENOBU K, AZUMA B, OCHI T: Natural course of cervical spine lesions in rheumatoid arthritis. Spine 1995; 20: 1128-35.
9. KAUPPI M, SAKAGUCHI M, KONTTINEN YT, HÄMÄLÄINEN M, HAKALA M: Pathogenetic mechanism and prevalence of the stable atlantoaxial subluxation in rheumatoid arthritis. J Rheumatol 1996; 23: 831-4.
10. NEVA MH, KAARELA K, KAUPPI M: Prevalence of radiological changes in the cervical spine - A cross-sectional study after 20 years from presentation of rheumatoid arthritis. J Rheumatol 2000; 27: 90-3.
11. RASKER JJ, COSH JA: Radiological study of cervical spine and hand in patients with rheumatoid arthritis of 15 years duration: An assessment of the effects of corticosteroid treatment. Ann Rheum Dis 1978; 37: 529-35.
12. YOUNG A, CORBETT M, WINFIELD J et al.: A prognostic index for erosive changes in the hands, feet and cervical spines in early rheumatoid arthritis. Br J Rheumatol 1988; 27: 94-101.
13. EULDERINK F, MEIJERS KAE: Pathology of the cervical spine in rheumatoid arthritis: A controlled study of 44 spines. J Path 1976; 120: 91-108.
14. BALL J, SHARP J: Rheumatoid arthritis of the cervical spine. Mod Trends Rheumatol 1971; 2: 117-38.
15. STEVENS JC, CARTILIDGE NEF, SAUNDERS M, APPLEBY A, HALL M, SHAW DA: Atlanto-axial subluxation and cervical myelopathy in rheumatoid arthritis. Q J Med 1971; 40: 391-408.
16. RUDGE SR, DRURY PL, LLOYD-JONES JK: Long-term corticosteroids and cervical subluxation in non-rheumatoid patients. Rheumatol Rehabilit 1981; 20: 102-5.
17. KAUPPI M, KONTTINEN YT, HONKANEN V, SAKAGUCHI M, HÄMÄLÄINEN M, SANTAVIRTA S: A multivariate analysis of risk factors for anterior atlantoaxial subluxation and an evaluation of the effect of glucocorticoid treatment on the upper rheumatoid cervical spine. Clin Rheumatol 1991; 10: 413-418.
18. KAARELA K: Prognostic factors and diagnostic criteria in early rheumatoid arthritis. Scand J Rheumatol 1985; Suppl. 57: 1-54.
19. KAARELA K, LUUKKAINEN R, KOSKIMIES S: How often is seropositive rheumatoid arthritis an erosive disease ? A 17-year follow-up study. J Rheumatol 1993; 20: 1670-73.
20. KAARELA K, KAUTIAINEN H: Continuous progression of radiological destruction in seropositive rheumatoid arthritis. J Rheumatol 1997; 24: 1285-7.
21. KAUPPI M, SAKAGUCHI M, KONTTINEN YT, HÄMÄLÄINEN M: A new method of screening for vertical atlantoaxial dislocation. J Rheumatol 1990; 17: 167-72.
22. HOPKINS JS: Lower cervical rheumatoid subluxation with tetraplegia. J Bone Joint Surg 1967; 49 B: 46-51.
23. NAKANO KK, SCHOENE WC, BAKER RA, DAWSON DM: The cervical myelopathy associated with rheumatoid arthritis: Analysis of 32 patients, with 2 postmortem cases. Ann Neurol 1978; 3: 144-51.
24. MIKULOWSKI P, WOLLHEIM FA, ROTMIL P, OLSEN I: Sudden death in rheumatoid arthritis with atlanto-axial dislocation. Acta Med Scand 1975; 198: 445-51.
25. NEVA MH, MYLLYKANGAS-LUOSUJÄRVI R, KAUTIAINEN H, KAUPPI M: Mortality associated with cervical spine disorders - A population-based study of 1666 patients with rheumatoid arthritis who died in Finland in 1989. Rheumatology 2001; 40: 123-7.
26. COLLINS DN, BARNES CL, FITZRANDOLPH RL: Cervical spine instability in rheumatoid patients having total hip or knee arthroplasty. Clin Orthop 1991; 272: 127-35.
27. MEIKLE JAK, WILKINSON M: Rheumatoid involvement of the cervical spine: Radiological assessment. Ann Rheum Dis 1971; 30: 154-61.
28. PETTERSSON H, LARSSON EM, HOLTAS S et al.: MR imaging of the cervical spine in rheumatoid arthritis. Am J Neuroradiol 1988; 9: 573-7.
29. BOHNDORF K, SCHALM J: Diagnostic radiography in rheumatoid arthritis: Benefits and limitations. Bailliere's Clin Rheumatol 1996; 10: 399-407.
30. READ JW, PERKO M: Shoulder ultrasound: Diagnostic accuracy for impimgement syndrome, rotator cuff tear, and biceps tendon pathology. J Shoulder Elbow Surg 1998; 7: 264-71.
31. VON DER RECKE P, HANSEN MA, OVERGAARD K, CHRISTIANSEN C: The impact of degenerative conditions in the spine on bone mineral density and fracture risk prediction. Osteoporosis Int 1996; 6: 43-9.