Cervical collars in rheumatoid atlanto-axial subluxation: a radiographic comparison.
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Cervical collars in rheumatoid atlanto-axial subluxation: a radiographic comparison.
Atlanto-axial subluxation occurs with a frequency varying from 6% to 45% in rheumatoid arthritis. Most patients are treated conservatively with a cervical collar. The effectiveness of different cervical collars in inhibiting anterior atlanto-axial subluxation was tested in 11 patients with classical rheumatoid arthritis. None of the collars had any major influence in inhibiting anterior subluxa...
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عنوان ژورنال: Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases
سال: 1980
ISSN: 0003-4967
DOI: 10.1136/ard.39.5.485