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KMID : 1084220150220020102
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Journal of Rheumatic Diseases
2015 Volume.22 No. 2 p.102 ~ p.105
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An Atraumatic Fracture of the Odontoid Process in a Newly Diagnosed Rheumatoid Arthritis Patient
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Lim Doo-Ho
Bae Seung-Hyeon
Choi Jong-Han
Cho Dong-Hui
Kim Yong-Gil
Lee Chang-Keun
Yoo Bin
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Abstract
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Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a systemic autoimmune disorder which can affect all of the synovial joints including the cervical spine. Cervical involvement typically begins early in the disease process and shows relatively slow progression. Fractures of the odontoid process are mainly noted after a major trauma to the cervical spine. A case of a 77-year-old woman with paresthesia of the extremities caused by spontaneous atraumatic fracture of the odontoid process, which was revealed as a manifestation of RA, is presented in this report.
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KEYWORD
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Spontaneous fractures, Odontoid process, Rheumatoid arthritis
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