Neurologic outcome of surgical and conservative treatment of rheumatoid cervical spine subluxation: a systematic review

Category Structured summary of systematic reviews
JournalDatabase of Abstracts of Reviews of Effects (DARE)
Year 2010
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Surgical neurological outcomes were better than conservative treatment in rheumatoid cervical spine subluxation patients. In patients with no neurological involvement, outcomes were similar between treatments, but the evidence was weak. Survival could not be compared due to scarcity of data. Given the low quality of available studies and uncertainty regarding the analyses, the authors' conclusions should be treated with caution.
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First added on: Jun 07, 2012