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The cervical spine is commonly involved in rheumatoid arthritis (RA). The deformities present are atlanto-axial subluxation (AAS), vertical subluxation (VS), and subaxial subluxation (SAS). Patients with these deformities gen-erally also have severe osteoporosis, and the porotic bone is often a difficult problem to treat surgically.
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Hanyu, T., Nakazono, K., Murasawa, A., Ishikawa, H., Homma, T., Takahashi, H.E. (1995). Posterior Fusion of the Cervical Spine in Rheumatoid Arthritis. In: Takahashi, H.E. (eds) Spinal Disorders in Growth and Aging. Springer, Tokyo. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-4-431-66939-5_32
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