Sagittal alignment of the subaxial cervical spine after C1-C2 transarticular screw fixation in rheumatoid arthritis

Journal of Spinal Disorders and Techniques

Volumn 20, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 436-441

  Mukai, Yoshihiro ^a   Hosono, Noboru ^c   Sakaura, Hironobu ^b   Fujii, Ryutaro ^b   Iwasaki, Motoki ^b   Fuchiya, Tsuyoshi ^d   Fujiwara, Keiju ^d   Fuji, Takeshi ^c   Yoshikawa, Hideki ^b  

^a SUMITOMO HOSPITAL   (Japan)

^b OSAKA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c OSAKA KOSEI NENKIN HOSPITAL   (Japan)

^d Osaka Prefectural General Medical Center   (Japan)

Author keywords

Atlanto axial subluxation; C1 C2; Fusion; Magerl procedure; Rheumatoid arthritis; Subaxial alignment; Subaxial subluxation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTHRODESIS; ARTICLE; CERVICAL SPINE; HUMAN; KYPHOSIS; LORDOSIS; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIODIAGNOSIS; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; SPINE STABILIZATION; SUBAXIAL ALIGNMENT; SUBLUXATION; TRANSARTICULAR SCREW FIXATION;

ADULT; AGED; ARTHRITIS, RHEUMATOID; BONE SCREWS; CERVICAL VERTEBRAE; FEMALE; HUMANS; JOINT INSTABILITY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSTHESIS IMPLANTATION; SPINAL FUSION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 34548441583     PISSN: 15360652     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/BSD.0b013e318030ca3b     Document Type: Article

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