The Surgical Treatment Principles of Atlantoaxial Instability Focusing on Rheumatoid Arthritis

Object. This retrospective review was conducted to determine the surgical treatment principle for rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients with atlantoaxial instability (AAI). Methods. Thirteen patients with AAI, including 5 RA patients, received preoperative computed tomography- (CT-) based image-guided...

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Main Authors: Yu-Tung Shih, Ting-Hsien Kao, Hung-Chuan Pan, Hsien-Te Chen, Hsi-Kai Tsou
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2015-01-01
Series:BioMed Research International
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/518164