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Myelopathy due to cervical spine rheumatoid arthritis. A case report
W I Verhagen1, T J von Rens, J Merx
1Istitute of Neurology, Radboud University Hospital, Nijmegen, The Netherlands.
Journal of Neurosurgical Sciences
|October 1, 1987
Abstract:
A 62-year-old woman with cervical myelopathy due to cervical spine rheumatoid arthritis is presented. Transoral decompression of the spinal cord, followed by posterior spine fusion in the same session was performed with good results. Unfortunately she died 3 months later due to cardiovascular disease. Clinical, radiological, surgical and autopsy data are presented.