Clinical Study

The Surgical Treatment Principles of Atlantoaxial Instability Focusing on Rheumatoid Arthritis

Table 2

Ranawat classification of neurological deficit.

Ranawat classification

Class INo neural deficit

Class IISubjective weakness, dysesthesias, and hyperreflexia

Class IIIAObjective weakness and long-tract signs; patient remains ambulatory

Class IIIBObjective weakness and long-tract signs; patient no longer ambulatory