Neurosurgical management of the rheumatoid cervical spine.
Rheumatoid arthritis affects the cervical spine in up to 88% of patients with seropositive disease. Neurologic sequelae result either from direct compression by a rheumatoid pannus or from spinal subluxations. Indications for and techniques of neurosurgical intervention are discussed.
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Department of Neurosurgery, Mount Sinai Hospital, New York, NY.
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D001172:Arthritis, Rheumatoid / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D002574:Cervical Vertebrae; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013122:Spinal Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery