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Rheumatoid spondylitis

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(1) Two out of ten necropsy cases with rheumatoid arthritis had multiple erosive and destructive changes in the thoracic and lumbar vertebrae, in addition to the cervical vertebrae. (2) Apophyseal joints of the thoracic and lumbar vertebrae are often involved in rheumatoid arthritis. (3) The area of the enthesis and peridiscal connective tissue is most likely to be involved in rheumatoid arthritis and seems to be the site of the initial changes. (4) Early operative fusion may be useful in preventing the progression of the rheumatoid spondylitis.

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(1) Deux autopsies sur dix, chez des malades présentant une arthrite rhumatoïde, ont montré des lésions multiples à type d'érosion et de destruction au niveau des vertèbres dorsales et lombaires, en plus de l'atteinte des vertèbres cervicales. (2) Les articulations interapophysaires des vertèbres dorsales et lombaires sont souvent lésées au cours de l'arthrite rhumatoïde. (3) Le tissu conjonctif péridiscal est le plus vraisemblablement atteint dans l'arthrite rhumatoïde et paraît être le lieu des modifications initiales. (4) La fusion chirurgicale précoce peut être utile pour arrêter la progression de la spondylite rhumatoïde.

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Shichikawa, K., Matsui, K., Oze, K. et al. Rheumatoid spondylitis. International Orthopaedics 2, 53–60 (1978). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00266003

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