[Technics and indications for surgical treatment in surgical neurologic complications of rheumatoid polyarthritis]

A critical study of 11 cases of rheumatoid arthritis with neurological complications due to involvement of the cervical region of the spinal column induces the authors to reconsider their therapeutic strategy. After reviewing the various neurological complications and mechanisms involved, they propose wider use of surgical treatment within limits defined on the basis of neurological and radiological criteria and the risks of the respective methods.