Spontaneous Dislocation of the Atlanto‐Axial Joint in Rheumatoid Spondylitis
- 1 April 1955
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wolters Kluwer Health in Neurology
- Vol. 5 (4) , 290
- https://doi.org/10.1212/wnl.5.4.290
Abstract
A case history of a patient with rheumatoid (Marie-Strumpell) spondylitis, who developed quadriplegia following spontaneous dislocation of the Atlanto-axial joint, is presented. Successful treatment of the high cervical cord compression by means of a laminectomy and fusion of the occiput and the Atlas with the 3d and 4th cervical segments is described. The patient made an uneventful recovery, and regained the use of all of his extremities.Keywords
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