Clinical Study

The Surgical Treatment Principles of Atlantoaxial Instability Focusing on Rheumatoid Arthritis

Table 1

Indications for atlantoaxial instability surgery.

IndicationsPatients ( = 35)

Fracture 19
Rheumatoid arthritis 6
Degenerative osteoarthritis4
Movement disorder 1
Symptomatic Os odontoideum1
Osteomyelitis 1
Previous implant failure 1
Unknown2