Rheumatoid Arthritis Of The Cervical Spine

10.5580/17e ◽  
2011 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Rheumatoid Arthritis ◽  
Cervical Spine

Functional MR imaging of the cervical spine in patients with rheumatoid arthritis

1998 ◽  
Vol 39 (5) ◽  
pp. 543-546 ◽  
Author(s):  
K. -H. Allmann ◽  
M. Uhl ◽  
P. Uhrmeister ◽  
K. Neumann ◽  
J. von Kempis ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Rheumatoid Arthritis ◽  
Cervical Spine ◽  
Mr Imaging ◽  
Functional Mr Imaging

scholarly journals THU0453 THIRD OCCIPITAL NERVE RADIO-FREQUENCY UNDER FLUOROSCOPIC GUIDANCE IN MANAGEMENT OF CERVICOGENIC HEADACHE IN RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS

2020 ◽  
Vol 79 (Suppl 1) ◽  
pp. 463.2-464
Author(s):  
A. Alawamy ◽  
M. Hassanien ◽  
E. Talaat ◽  
E. Kamel
Keyword(s):  
Rheumatoid Arthritis ◽  
Cervical Spine ◽  
Neck Pain ◽  
Neck Disability Index ◽  
Cervicogenic Headache ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Fluoroscopic Guidance ◽  
Occipital Nerve ◽  
Nocturnal Pain ◽  
Neck Disability

Background:Rheumatoid arthritis is a common type of autoimmune arthritis characterized by chronic inflammation. Cervical spine is often affected specially in long lasting diseaseObjectives:Evaluate efficacy of Third occipital nerve Radiofrequency under fluoroscopic guidance to treat refractory cervicogenic headache in RA patients.Methods:The current study was revised and approved from the local ethical committee of Faculty of Medicine; Assiut University, then registered in the clinical trials under the number ofNCT03852355. Inclusion criteria included, Patients who fulfilled the American College of Rheumatology (ACR) (2010) criteria for RA and suffering from upper neck pain and/or headache due to bilateral 3rd occipital nerve involvement, excluding other local cervical spine pathologies was confirmed by MRI and previously failed conservative treatment for at least three months prior to enrollment. Sixty adult patients were randomly assigned to one of the two studied groups Group 1 (RF, n = 30), received bilateral Third occipital nerve Radiofrequency under fluoroscopic guidance or Group 2 (control group, n = 30), received oral prednisolone 10 mg/day. The two groups were then followed-up with neck disability index (NDI), nocturnal neck pain VAS score and headache score every two weeks for three months. Sleep disturbance, sleep disability index were reassessed six months post intervention. Post interventional assessment was done by pain physician who were kept blind to the grouping process.Results:Neck disability index (1ry outcome), Nocturnal pain VAS, and severity of headache showed significant differences during the whole post-interventional study period. The patients in RF group demonstrated significant improvement of pain in comparison to baseline value over the whole six months with p-value < 0.001 as regard to the fore-mentioned three parameters. On the other aspect, the control group patients showed significant improvement in comparison to its baseline value after the 2nd, 12th and 24th weeks only as follows: (0.001,0.003, 0.003 for the NDI) (p values of 0.02,0.01, 0.01 for the nocturnal pain VAS), (0.001 0.009, 0.005 for the headache VAS severity.Conclusion:Radiofrequency of 3rd occipital nerve is effective in treatment of refractory cervicogenic headache in RA.Disclosure of Interests: :None declared

scholarly journals Changes in Range of Motion of the Cervical Spine of Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients Treated by Occipitocervical Fusion.

2002 ◽  
Vol 51 (3) ◽  
pp. 618-621
Author(s):  
Ginryu Fukumoto ◽  
Yoshihiro Ryoki ◽  
Toshiyuki Ohnishi ◽  
Kosei Ijiri ◽  
Shunji Matsunaga ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Rheumatoid Arthritis ◽  
Cervical Spine ◽  
Range Of Motion ◽  
Occipitocervical Fusion

Effect of Biological Agents on Cervical Spine Lesions in Rheumatoid Arthritis

Spine ◽  
2012 ◽  
Vol 37 (20) ◽  
pp. 1742-1746 ◽  
Author(s):  
Takashi Kaito ◽  
Noboru Hosono ◽  
Shirou Ohshima ◽  
Hajime Ohwaki ◽  
Shota Takenaka ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Rheumatoid Arthritis ◽  
Cervical Spine ◽  
Biological Agents

Predictive Risk Factors of Cervical Spine Instabilities in Rheumatoid Arthritis

Spine ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 42 (8) ◽  
pp. 556-564 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yoshiki Terashima ◽  
Takashi Yurube ◽  
Hiroaki Hirata ◽  
Daisuke Sugiyama ◽  
Masatoshi Sumi
Keyword(s):  
Rheumatoid Arthritis ◽  
Risk Factors ◽  
Cervical Spine ◽  
Predictive Risk

Pharyngeal Function in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis of the Cervical Spine and Temporomandibular Joint

1987 ◽  
Vol 28 (1) ◽  
pp. 35-39 ◽  
Author(s):  
O. Ekberg ◽  
I. Redlund-Johnell ◽  
K. G. Sjöblom
Keyword(s):  
Rheumatoid Arthritis ◽  
Cervical Spine ◽  
Temporomandibular Joint ◽  
Turning Points ◽  
Occipital Bone ◽  
Spine Abnormalities ◽  
Mechanical Factors ◽  
Pharyngeal Function

Pharyngeal function was studied in 31 patients with rheumatoid arthritis. Eighteen of these patients had dysphagia. Cervical spine abnormalities were present in 14. Destruction of the capitulum and/or ramus of the mandible was registered in 9. Pharyngeal dysfunction was revealed in 20. Patients with a vertical dislocation of the C1–C2 in relation to the occipital bone and patients with destruction of the capitulum and/or ramus of the mandible had an increased frequency of pharyngeal dysfunction. Pharyngeal dysfunction is thought to be due to mechanical factors and caused by derangements of muscular attachments and turning points.

Treatment of the cervical spine in rheumatoid arthritis.

1988 ◽  
Vol 70 (5) ◽  
pp. 658-667 ◽  
Author(s):  
S Santavirta ◽  
P Slätis ◽  
U Kankaanpää ◽  
J Sandelin ◽  
E Laasonen
Keyword(s):  
Rheumatoid Arthritis ◽  
Cervical Spine
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