Pathological fracture of a lumbar vertebra caused by rheumatoid arthritis--a case report.
We describe a case of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) with collapse of the L3 lumbar vertebra for which surgery was performed. The pathogenesis of lumbar lesions affected by RA is discussed and the literature reviewed.
Nakase
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Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Osaka University Medical School, Suita, Japan.
Fujiwara
K
K
Kohno
J
J
Owaki
H
H
Tomita
T
T
Yonenobu
K
K
Ochi
T
T
D001172:Arthritis, Rheumatoid / Q000150:complications*; D001706:Biopsy; D005260:Female; D005598:Fractures, Spontaneous / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008159:Lumbar Vertebrae / Q000293:injuries*; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008875:Middle Aged; D009192:Myelography; D016103:Spinal Fractures / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D013123:Spinal Fusion; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D016896:Treatment Outcome