Cervical Spine

Atlantoaxial Joint Steroid Injection Improves Neck Pain, Mobility in RA

Brandon May

August 27, 2019

A steroid injection into the atlantoaxial joint (AAJ) was found to decrease cervical neck pain and improve neck mobility and rate of recovery rate in patients with acutely inflamed AAJ related to rheumatoid arthritis.

Back & Spine Pain

4 Factors Increase Risk of Complications Following Surgery for Cervical Spondylotic Myelopathy

Florence Chaverneff, Ph.D.

June 23, 2016

Factors placing CSM patients at high risk of perioperative complications include diabetes, number of comorbidities and ossification of the posterior longitudinal ligament

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