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Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is an autoimmune disease that often occurs in the atlantoaxial segment of the cervical spine and results in instability that can cause severe pain and neurologic symptoms. Thickening of soft tissue posterior to the odontoid process of the atlantoaxial segment is referred to as retro-odontoid soft tissue (ROST) thickness or pseudotumor. The mechanism of ROST thickness is still...
Many surgical procedures have been introduced to manage atlantoaxial instability caused by rheumatoid arthritis (RA) to prevent complications and improve fusion rate. We report the surgical outcome between transarticular screw fixation (TAF) and C1 lateral mass-C2 pedicle screw fixation (C1LM-C2P) in patients with atlantoaxial instability from RA.Between 2002 and 2012, 58 patients were enrolled in...
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