RHUMETOID ARTHRITIS AND THE C SPINE Flashcards

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What percentage of Rheumatoid arthritis patients also have RA in there C spine ?

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90 percent.

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What are 3 main patterns of instability of Rheumatoid Spondylitis ?

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1) Atlantoaxial subluxation.
2) Basilar invagination (upward displacement of vertebrae.)
3) Sub axial subluxation (Slippage of one vertebrae over another).

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