2023
Rheumatoid arthritis patients are at increased risk for adverse events following lumbar discectomy
Ratnasamy P, Rudisill K, Gouzoulis M, Kammien A, Grauer J. Rheumatoid arthritis patients are at increased risk for adverse events following lumbar discectomy. The Spine Journal 2023, 23: 990-996. PMID: 36990283, DOI: 10.1016/j.spinee.2023.03.012.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAntirheumatic AgentsArthritis, RheumatoidDiskectomyHumansReoperationRetrospective StudiesConceptsLumbar discectomy patientsAdverse eventsRheumatoid arthritisLumbar discectomyPatient ageDiscectomy patientsMinor adverse eventsRetrospective cohort studyLumbar spinal surgeryPatient's medication regimenElixhauser Comorbidity IndexExclusion of patientsRA medicationsComorbidity indexCohort studyMedication regimenPrior diagnosisPredictive factorsAdverse outcomesSubgroup analysisSpinal surgeryInfection diagnosisAutoinflammatory diseasesHigher oddsDiscectomy
2004
Predictors of paralysis in the rheumatoid cervical spine in patients undergoing total joint arthroplasty.
Grauer JN, Tingstad EM, Rand N, Christie MJ, Hilibrand AS. Predictors of paralysis in the rheumatoid cervical spine in patients undergoing total joint arthroplasty. Journal Of Bone And Joint Surgery 2004, 86: 1420-4. PMID: 15252088, DOI: 10.2106/00004623-200407000-00009.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTotal joint arthroplastyPredictors of paralysisRadiographic evidenceRheumatoid arthritisCervical spineJoint arthroplastyCervical instabilityPosterior atlantodental intervalRheumatoid cervical spinePopulation of patientsExtension lateral radiographsOrthopaedic manifestationsAtlantodental intervalRadiographic findingsRadiographic predictorsSpinal cordRadiographic signsLateral radiographsPatientsArthritisParalysisArthroplastyRadiographsFive-year periodSpine