The Influence of Reducing Disease Activity Score on Cervical Spine Deformity in Rheumatoid Arthritis: A Systematic Review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) can cause deformity in particularly the craniocervical but also in the lower cervical region.

Objectives

The aim of this study is to give an overview of current literature on the association of disease activity score (DAS) and the prevalence and progression of rheumatoid arthritis-associated cervical spine deformities.

Methods

A literature search was done in PubMed, Embase, and Web of Science using a sensitive search string combination (Supplemental File). Studies describing the association between DAS and the incidence and progression of atlantoaxial subluxation, vertical subluxation, and subaxial subluxation were selected by predefined selection criteria, and risk of bias was assessed using a Cochrane checklist adjusted for this

SUBMITTER: Veldman AB 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9033349 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature