Timing of cervical spine stabilisation and outcome in patients with rheumatoid arthritis

International Orthopaedics

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 511-516

  Schmitt Sody, M ^a   Kirchhoff, C ^b   Buhmann, S ^a   Metz, P ^a   Birkenmaier, C ^a   Troullier, H ^a   Jansson, V ^a   Veihelmann, A ^a  

^a LUDWIG MAXIMILIANS UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATLANTOAXIAL SUBLUXATION; CERVICAL MYELOPATHY; CERVICAL SPINE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MALE; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; ODONTOID PROCESS; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PREOPERATIVE CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; SCORING SYSTEM; SPINE STABILIZATION; STRUCTURED QUESTIONNAIRE; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; AGED; ARTHRITIS, RHEUMATOID; ATLANTO-AXIAL JOINT; CERVICAL VERTEBRAE; DISLOCATIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ODONTOID PROCESS; SPINAL FUSION; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 46149108117     PISSN: 03412695     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00264-007-0349-2     Document Type: Article

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