Nakase T, Fujiwara K, Kohno J, Owaki H, Tomita T, Yonenobu K, Ochi T
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Osaka University Medical School, Suita, Japan.
Int Orthop. 1998;22(6):397-9. doi: 10.1007/s002640050286.
We describe a case of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) with collapse of the L3 lumbar vertebra for which surgery was performed. The pathogenesis of lumbar lesions affected by RA is discussed and the literature reviewed.