[Involvement of the occipito-atlanto-axial articulation in rheumatoid arthritis].
The authors, after reviewing the world bibliography, remember the seriousness, quoad vitam, of the atlanto-axial sub-luxation as a frequent complication of rheumatoid arthritis. They, for such reason, emphasize the importance of a precocious diagnosis, with the systematic research, in patients suffering from rheumatoid arthritis, of the clinical and radiographic signs of such a dreadful complication.
D001172:Arthritis, Rheumatoid / Q000150:complications*; D001268:Atlanto-Axial Joint / Q000293:injuries*; D001269:Atlanto-Occipital Joint / Q000293:injuries*; D006801:Humans; D004204:Joint Dislocations / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*
L'impegno dell'articolazione occipito-atlanto-assiale nell'artrite reumatoide.