Shintaro Honda, Koichi Murata, Shunsuke Fujibayashi, Bungo Otsuki, Takayoshi Shimizu, Takayuki Fujii, Yaichiro Okuzu, Toshiyuki Kawai, Yutaka Kuroda, Akira Onishi, Kosaku Murakami, Hideo Onizawa, Masao Tanaka, Akio Morinobu, Shuichi Matsuda
OBJECTIVE: Atlantoaxial subluxation is a well-known serious complication encountered in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA). However, it is unknown whether RA affects global spinal alignment. The aim of this study was to investigate whether high disease activity in patients with RA exacerbates spinal sagittal malalignment. METHODS: The authors included 197 patients with RA who were followed up for > 2 years; standing spinal radiographs were obtained in all patients...
March 29, 2024: Journal of Neurosurgery. Spine