Open AccessThe surgical management of the rheumatoid spine: Has the evolution of surgical intervention changed outcomes?
Author(s) -
Robin Bhatia,
Nikolaos Haliasos,
Pierluigi Vergara,
Caroline Rachael Anderson,
Adrian Casey
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
journal of craniovertebral junction and spine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.38
H-Index - 23
eISSN - 0976-9285
pISSN - 0974-8237
DOI - 10.4103/0974-8237.135221
Subject(s) - medicine , surgery , perioperative , context (archaeology) , rheumatoid arthritis , fixation (population genetics) , myelopathy , cervical spine , spinal cord , population , paleontology , environmental health , psychiatry , biology
Surgery for the rheumatoid cervical spine has been shown to stabilize the unstable spine; arrest/improve the progression of neurological deficit, help neck pain, and possibly decelerate the degenerative disease process. Operative intervention for the rheumatoid spine has significantly changed over the last 30 years.