Evaluation of lateral instability of the atlanto-axial joint in rheumatoid arthritis using dynamic open-mouth view radiographs

Clinical Rheumatology

Volumn 27, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 851-857

  Taniguchi, Daigo ^a   Tokunaga, Daisaku ^a,b   Hase, Hitoshi ^a   Mikami, Yasuo ^a   Hojo, Tatsuya ^a   Ikeda, Takumi ^a   Oda, Ryo ^a   Takatori, Ryota ^a   Imai, Kan ^a   Kida, Yoshikazu ^a   Otakara, Eigo ^a   Ito, Hirotoshi ^b   Nishimura, Tsunehiko ^b   Kubo, Toshikazu ^a  

^a KYOTO PREFECTURAL UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^b KYOTO PREFECTURAL UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Atlanto axial joint; Cervical spine; Instability; Open mouth view; Rheumatoid arthritis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANTERIOR POSTERIOR AXIS; ARTICLE; ATLANTOAXIAL JOINT; ATLANTOAXIAL SUBLUXATION; CERVICAL SPINE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE COURSE; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPOTHESIS; JOINT INSTABILITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; SPINE MOBILITY; SPINE RADIOGRAPHY;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ARTHRITIS, RHEUMATOID; ATLANTO-AXIAL JOINT; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; JOINT INSTABILITY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOUTH; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR;

EID: 45049085414     PISSN: 07703198     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10067-007-0809-5     Document Type: Article

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