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ArticleSurgery journal (New York, N.Y.)2017

Occipitosacral Fusion for Multiple Vertebral Fractures with Kyphotic Deformity in a Patient with Mutilating Rheumatoid Arthritis: A Case Report.

Tetsu Tanouchi, Takachika Shimizu, Masatake Ino, Naofumi Toda, Nodoka Manabe, Kanako Itoh, Keisuke Fueki

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Article in Surgery journal (New York, N.Y.), 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Tetsu TanouchiDepartment of Orthopedic Surgery, Gunma Spine Center, Harunaso Hospital, Takasaki, Gunma, Japan.
Takachika ShimizuDepartment of Orthopedic Surgery, Gunma Spine Center, Harunaso Hospital, Takasaki, Gunma, Japan.
Masatake InoDepartment of Orthopedic Surgery, Gunma Spine Center, Harunaso Hospital, Takasaki, Gunma, Japan.
Naofumi TodaDepartment of Orthopedic Surgery, Gunma Spine Center, Harunaso Hospital, Takasaki, Gunma, Japan.
Nodoka ManabeDepartment of Orthopedic Surgery, Gunma Spine Center, Harunaso Hospital, Takasaki, Gunma, Japan.
Kanako ItohDepartment of Orthopedic Surgery, Gunma Spine Center, Harunaso Hospital, Takasaki, Gunma, Japan.
Keisuke FuekiDepartment of Orthopedic Surgery, Gunma Spine Center, Harunaso Hospital, Takasaki, Gunma, Japan.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Osteoporotic vertebral fractures are well-known complications of rheumatoid arthritis. The management of multiple vertebral fractures with kyphotic deformity is controversial. We present a case of a patient with mutilating rheumatoid arthritis who had multiple vertebral fractures with kyphotic deformity after occipitothoracic fusion for rheumatoid cervical disorder. Occipitosacral fusion was effective to create stable spine with better sagittal alignment in this case, but careful clinical assessment for early detection and management of postoperative insufficient pelvic fracture were required.

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Kyphosisosteoporosisrheumatoid arthritisthoracolumbar spinevertebral compression fracture

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PMID28825020
PMCPMC5553497
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