title: Atlantoaxial arthrodesis for vertebrobasilar insufficiency due to rheumatoid arthritis: a case report.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Shiga Social Insurance Hospital, Ostu City, Shiga, Japan. joayu@nyc.odn.ne.jp
authors.forename: Toru
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Maekawa
authors.forename: Kunihiko
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Sasai
authors.forename: Hirokazu
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Iida
authors.forename: Keiji
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Yamashita
authors.forename: Minoru
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sakaida
mesh_terms: D000792:Angiography; D001172:Arthritis, Rheumatoid / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery; D001174:Arthrodesis / Q000379:methods*; D001268:Atlanto-Axial Joint; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D004204:Joint Dislocations / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D007593:Joint Instability / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008875:Middle Aged; D014715:Vertebrobasilar Insufficiency / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery