Atlantoaxial Instability in Neck Retraction and Protrusion Positions in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis

Spine

Volumn 29, Issue 7, 2004, Pages 757-762

  Maeda, Takeshi ^a   Saito, Taichi ^a   Harimaya, Katsumi ^a   Shuto, Toshihide ^a   Iwamoto, Yukihide ^a  

^a KYUSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Atlantoaxial subluxation; Protrusion; Retraction; Rheumatoid arthritis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATLANTOAXIAL JOINT; ATLANTOAXIAL SUBLUXATION; BODY POSITION; CERVICAL SPINE RADIOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MOTION; NECK; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; SPINE INSTABILITY;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ARTHRITIS, RHEUMATOID; ATLANTO-AXIAL JOINT; DISLOCATIONS; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; NECK; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR;

EID: 1842564018     PISSN: 03622436     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.BRS.0000113891.27658.5F     Document Type: Article

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