The clinical outcomes of atlanto-axial arthrodesis in patients with rheumatoid arthritis – Assessment according to the Japanese Orthopaedic Association Cervical Myelopathy Evaluation Questionnaire (JOACMEQ)

Multiple Infarctions Due to Vertebral Arterial Occlusion Associated with Atlantoaxial Subluxation in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis: A Case Report

“…Atlantoaxial fixation in RA patients provided a better outcome for cervical spine function, with the improvement of pain or numbness in the neck, shoulders, and upper extremities, and the improvement of lower-extremity function [7]. Furthermore, some authors have reported such RA patients to have a good clinical course without recurrent infarctions after posterior fusion [1,6,8].…”

Defining and measuring objective and subjective spinal stiffness: a scoping review

“…109 The LSDI 109,110,119,[111][112][113][114][115][116][117][118] was the most commonly included PROM, followed by the Visual Analogue Scale (VAS). [120][121][122][123][124][125][126][127][128] Several postoperative stiffness indicators were included in studies investigating outcome measures and complications after surgical intervention (see Table 2). For example, stiffness was reported as a symptom of myelopathy, 129,130 prolotherapy, 131 cervical dorsal rhizotomy, 132 and postoperative complication of disc arthroplasty.…”

Rheumatoid Arthritis of the Craniovertebral Junction: Surgical Strategies, Current Approach and Proposal of a New Therapeutic Algorithm

“…Atlantoaxial arthrodesis in patients with RA provides better results for cervical spine function, with an improvement in VAS scores for neck or shoulder pain or stiffness, but little improvement in pain or numbness of the lower extremities [23]. It is usually performed by a dorsal approach, and may use transarticular screws [24], sublaminar wiring or, more recently, the Harms-Goel technique, which associates screws in lateral masses of C1 to screws in C2 pedicle, connected by plates or rods.…”