Morphologic Characteristics of Atlantoaxial Complex in Rheumatoid Arthritis and Surgical Consideration among Chinese

Spine

Volumn 29, Issue 9, 2004, Pages 1000-1004

  Chen, Tzu Yung ^a   Lin, Kwen Lung ^a   Ho, Hwei Hwang ^a  

^a CHANG GUNG MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Atlantoaxial subluxation; Chinese; Morphology; Rheumatoid arthritis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANATOMICAL VARIATION; ARTHRODESIS; ARTICLE; ATLANTOAXIAL JOINT; BONE SCREW; CALCULATION; CERVICAL SPINE; CHINESE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MEASUREMENT; MORPHOMETRICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; SPINE TUMOR; SURGICAL ANATOMY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTHRITIS, RHEUMATOID; ATLANTO-AXIAL JOINT; BONE SCREWS; CERVICAL VERTEBRAE; COMORBIDITY; FEMALE; HUMANS; JOINT DEFORMITIES, ACQUIRED; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RISK; SPINAL FUSION; TAIWAN; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 2342456426     PISSN: 03622436     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00007632-200405010-00009     Document Type: Article

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