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Predictors Of Paralysis In The Rheumatoid Cervical Spine In Patients Undergoing Total Joint Arthroplasty., Jonathan N Grauer, Edwin M Tingstad, Nahshon Rand, Michael J Christie, Alan Hilibrand
Predictors Of Paralysis In The Rheumatoid Cervical Spine In Patients Undergoing Total Joint Arthroplasty., Jonathan N Grauer, Edwin M Tingstad, Nahshon Rand, Michael J Christie, Alan Hilibrand
Rothman Institute Faculty Papers
BACKGROUND: Rheumatoid arthritis is sometimes associated with radiographic evidence of instability of the cervical spine, most commonly an abnormal subluxation between vertebrae. When this instability compromises the space that is available for the spinal cord, it may be predictive of paralysis. However, the prevalence of radiographic signs of instability that are predictive of paralysis among patients with nonspinal orthopaedic manifestations of rheumatoid arthritis is unknown.
METHODS: Radiographs of the cervical spine of patients with rheumatoid arthritis who had undergone total joint arthroplasty over a five-year period were retrospectively reviewed. The radiographs were evaluated for predictors of paralysis (a posterior atlantodental …
Jefferson Alumni Bulletin – Volume 53, Number 3, June 2004
Jefferson Alumni Bulletin – Volume 53, Number 3, June 2004
The Bulletin (formerly the Jefferson Medical College Alumni Bulletin)
Jefferson Alumni Bulletin – Volume 53, Number 3, June 2004 Robert L. Barchi MD PhD Is Named President of Thomas Jefferson University; Page 4 The Importance of Mentors: David's Story by Dean Thomas J. Nasca ’75; Page 6 The Center for Human Virology: Confronting the Whole Spectrum of Epidemics; Page 8 Jefferson Selected to Develop Response to Bioterrorism; Page 10 Four Students Win AOA Community Service Award; Page 11 Stories from Iraq and Afghanistan; Page 12 New Book about the Nationally Recognized Physician Shortage Area Program; Page 16
Jefferson Alumni Bulletin – Volume 53, Number 2, March 2004
Jefferson Alumni Bulletin – Volume 53, Number 2, March 2004
The Bulletin (formerly the Jefferson Medical College Alumni Bulletin)
Jefferson Alumni Bulletin – Volume 53, Number 2, March 2004 Mentoring: Everyday Lessons by Dean Thomas J. Nasca ’75; Page 4 Medical College Now Has an Honor Code, Established through Student Initiative; Page 6 JeffHOPE: The Light at the End of the Tunnel for Students as Well as for Patients by Lino Miele '05; Page 7 New Endowed Professorship in Otolaryngology; Page 8 The Jefferson Instructor Who Discovered REM Sleep; Page 9 Foundation Grants Support the Asthma Bus as Well as Research into HIV and Lupus; Page 14 In Memoriam: Frederick B. Wagner Jr. '41; Page 16 Jerome Sherard '81: …