Rheumatoid atlantoaxial subluxation can be prevented by intensive use of traditional disease modifying antirheumatic drugs

Journal of Rheumatology

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 273-278

  Kauppi, Markku J ^a,b   Neva, Marko H ^c   Laiho, Kari ^a   Kautiainen, Hannu ^a   Luukkainen, Reijo ^d   Karjalainen, Anna ^e   Hannonen, Pekka J ^f   Leirisalo Repo, Marjatta ^g   Korpela, Markku ^c   Ilva, Kirsti ^h   Möttönen, Timo ⁱ  

^a RHEUMATISM FOUNDATION HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^b TAMPERE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Finland)

^c TAMPERE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^d SATAKUNTA CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^e OULU UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^f JYVÄSKYLÄ CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^g HELSINKI UNIVERSITY CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^h KANTA HÄME CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

ⁱ TURKU UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

Author keywords

Atlantoaxial subluxation; Cervical spine; Disease modifying antirheumatic drug; Rheumatoid arthritis; Treatment

Indexed keywords

DISEASE MODIFYING ANTIRHEUMATIC DRUG; PREDNISOLONE; ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; ANTIRHEUMATIC AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATLANTOAXIAL SUBLUXATION; CERVICAL SPINE INJURY; CERVICAL SPINE RADIOGRAPHY; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMBINATION CHEMOTHERAPY; DISEASE ACTIVITY; DISEASE COURSE; EVALUATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH ASSESSMENT QUESTIONNAIRE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; JOINT MOBILITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MONOTHERAPY; MULTICENTER STUDY; PATIENT ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; REMISSION; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; RISK FACTOR; TREATMENT DURATION; ARTHROGRAPHY; ATLANTOAXIAL JOINT; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISLOCATION; DRUG EFFECT; HEALTH STATUS; HOSPITALIZATION; JOINT CHARACTERISTICS AND FUNCTIONS; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOLOGY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PROGNOSIS; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS; ANTIRHEUMATIC AGENTS; ARTHRITIS, RHEUMATOID; ARTHROGRAPHY; ATLANTO-AXIAL JOINT; DISLOCATIONS; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREDNISOLONE; PROGNOSIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUESTIONNAIRES; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 64849100154     PISSN: 0315162X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3899/jrheum.080429     Document Type: Article

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