Incidence of Subaxial Subluxation in Patients with Generalized Rheumatoid Arthritis Who Have Had Previous Occipital Cervical Fusions

R. Kraus, David; Peppelman, Walter; Agarwal, Amrit; W. DeLEEUW, HENRY; F. Donaldson, William

doi:10.1097/00007632-199110001-00006

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Incidence of Subaxial Subluxation in Patients with Generalized Rheumatoid Arthritis Who Have Had Previous Occipital Cervical Fusions

Published in Spine • Oct 1, 1991

Authors:

David R. Kraus

Walter Peppelman

Amrit Agarwal

Abstract

A retrospective study of 79 patients with rheumatoid arthritis was undertaken to determine the incidence of subaxial subluxation after upper cervical fusions. Fifty-five patients had isolated axial subluxation and underwent atlantoaxial fusion. Twenty-four underwent occipitocervical fusion for atlan...

Subject

Medicine

Subluxation

Surgery

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