[Cervical neurologic complications of rheumatoid arthritis. Indications for surgical treatment]
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La Semaine Des Hopitaux : Organe Fonde Par L'Association D'Enseignement Medical Des Hopitaux De Paris
|June 16, 1983
Abstract:
The analysis of 8 cases of rheumatoid arthritis involving the cervical spine and resulting in neurological complications leads the authors to change their therapeutic approach. After a study of etiopathological aspects they advocate wider indications of surgical treatment. Clinical and radiological criteria are defined and operative risks are described.