Pannus regression after posterior decompression and occipito-cervical fixation in occipito-atlanto-axial instability due to rheumatoid arthritis: Case report and literature review

Clinical Neurology and Neurosurgery

Volumn 115, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 111-116

  Landi, Alessandro ^a   Marotta, Nicola ^a   Morselli, Carlotta ^a   Marongiu, Alessandra ^a   Delfini, Roberto ^a  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

Altanto axial dislocation; Atlanto axial instability; Craniovertebral junction; Inflammatory pannus; Occipito cervical fusion; Rheumatoid arthritis; Surgical technique

Indexed keywords

INFLIXIMAB; LEFLUNOMIDE;

ATLANTOOCCIPITAL JOINT; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DISEASE COURSE; EROSIVE RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; QUALITY OF LIFE; REMISSION; REVIEW; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; SPINAL CORD DECOMPRESSION; SPINE FUSION; SPINE INSTABILITY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

AGED; ARTHRITIS, RHEUMATOID; ATLANTO-AXIAL JOINT; ATLANTO-OCCIPITAL JOINT; CERVICAL VERTEBRAE; COHORT STUDIES; DECOMPRESSION, SURGICAL; FEMALE; FRACTURE FIXATION; GRANULATION TISSUE; HUMANS; JOINT INSTABILITY; QUALITY OF LIFE; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84872292622     PISSN: 03038467     EISSN: 18726968     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.clineuro.2012.04.018     Document Type: Review

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