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Cervical osteoarthritis

MedGen UID:
120489
•Concept ID:
C0263854
•
Disease or Syndrome
Synonyms: Cervical arthritis; Cervical spondylarthritis; Cervical spondylitis; Neck Arthritis; Osteoarthritis of cervical spine
SNOMED CT: Cervical arthritis (387801000); Cervical osteoarthritis (387800004); Osteoarthritis of cervical spine (387800004); Cervical spondylarthritis (387800004); Cervical spondylitis (387801000)

Definition

Arthritis of the cervical spine. [from NCI]

Professional guidelines

PubMed

A new approach to the treatment of cervical osteoarthritis with radiculitis.
FOWLKS EW
Arch Phys Med Rehabil 1954 Dec;35(12):765-72. PMID: 13208384

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Prevalence of symptomatic osteoarthritis in Spain: EPISER2016 study.
Blanco FJ, Silva-Díaz M, Quevedo Vila V, Seoane-Mato D, Pérez Ruiz F, Juan-Mas A, Pego-Reigosa JM, Narváez J, Quilis N, Cortés R, Romero Pérez A, Fábregas Canales D, Font Gayá T, Bordoy Ferrer C, Sánchez-Piedra C, Díaz-González F, Bustabad-Reyes S; EPISER2016 Project Working Group
Reumatol Clin (Engl Ed) 2021 Oct;17(8):461-470. Epub 2020 Nov 24 doi: 10.1016/j.reumae.2020.01.005. PMID: 34625149
Improvements in Neck Pain and Disability Following C1-C2 Posterior Cervical Instrumentation and Fusion for Atlanto-Axial Osteoarthritis.
Adogwa O, Buchowski JM, Sielatycki JA, Shlykov MA, Theologis AA, Lin J, CreveCoeur T, Peters C, Riew KD
World Neurosurg 2020 Jul;139:e496-e500. Epub 2020 Apr 18 doi: 10.1016/j.wneu.2020.04.051. PMID: 32311554
Osteoarthritis in the Middle-Aged and Elderly in China: Prevalence and Influencing Factors.
Sun X, Zhen X, Hu X, Li Y, Gu S, Gu Y, Dong H
Int J Environ Res Public Health 2019 Nov 26;16(23) doi: 10.3390/ijerph16234701. PMID: 31779104Free PMC Article
Association between cervical degeneration and self-perceived nonrecovery after whiplash injury.
Rydman E, Kasina P, Ponzer S, Järnbert-Pettersson H
Spine J 2019 Dec;19(12):1986-1994. Epub 2019 Aug 5 doi: 10.1016/j.spinee.2019.07.017. PMID: 31394280
Surgical treatment of cervical osteoarthritis.
RAND RW, CRANDALL PH
Calif Med 1959 Oct;91(4):185-8. PMID: 14436128Free PMC Article

Diagnosis

Prevalence of symptomatic osteoarthritis in Spain: EPISER2016 study.
Blanco FJ, Silva-Díaz M, Quevedo Vila V, Seoane-Mato D, Pérez Ruiz F, Juan-Mas A, Pego-Reigosa JM, Narváez J, Quilis N, Cortés R, Romero Pérez A, Fábregas Canales D, Font Gayá T, Bordoy Ferrer C, Sánchez-Piedra C, Díaz-González F, Bustabad-Reyes S; EPISER2016 Project Working Group
Reumatol Clin (Engl Ed) 2021 Oct;17(8):461-470. Epub 2020 Nov 24 doi: 10.1016/j.reumae.2020.01.005. PMID: 34625149
Improvements in Neck Pain and Disability Following C1-C2 Posterior Cervical Instrumentation and Fusion for Atlanto-Axial Osteoarthritis.
Adogwa O, Buchowski JM, Sielatycki JA, Shlykov MA, Theologis AA, Lin J, CreveCoeur T, Peters C, Riew KD
World Neurosurg 2020 Jul;139:e496-e500. Epub 2020 Apr 18 doi: 10.1016/j.wneu.2020.04.051. PMID: 32311554
Association between cervical degeneration and self-perceived nonrecovery after whiplash injury.
Rydman E, Kasina P, Ponzer S, Järnbert-Pettersson H
Spine J 2019 Dec;19(12):1986-1994. Epub 2019 Aug 5 doi: 10.1016/j.spinee.2019.07.017. PMID: 31394280
Chest pain: a rheumatologist's perspective.
Semble EL, Wise CM
South Med J 1988 Jan;81(1):64-8. doi: 10.1097/00007611-198801000-00014. PMID: 3276010
Neck pain.
Goodman BW Jr
Prim Care 1988 Dec;15(4):689-708. PMID: 3068689

Therapy

Prevalence of symptomatic osteoarthritis in Spain: EPISER2016 study.
Blanco FJ, Silva-Díaz M, Quevedo Vila V, Seoane-Mato D, Pérez Ruiz F, Juan-Mas A, Pego-Reigosa JM, Narváez J, Quilis N, Cortés R, Romero Pérez A, Fábregas Canales D, Font Gayá T, Bordoy Ferrer C, Sánchez-Piedra C, Díaz-González F, Bustabad-Reyes S; EPISER2016 Project Working Group
Reumatol Clin (Engl Ed) 2021 Oct;17(8):461-470. Epub 2020 Nov 24 doi: 10.1016/j.reumae.2020.01.005. PMID: 34625149
Improvements in Neck Pain and Disability Following C1-C2 Posterior Cervical Instrumentation and Fusion for Atlanto-Axial Osteoarthritis.
Adogwa O, Buchowski JM, Sielatycki JA, Shlykov MA, Theologis AA, Lin J, CreveCoeur T, Peters C, Riew KD
World Neurosurg 2020 Jul;139:e496-e500. Epub 2020 Apr 18 doi: 10.1016/j.wneu.2020.04.051. PMID: 32311554
Bow Hunter's Syndrome: Surgical Vertebral Artery Decompression Guided by Dynamic Intraoperative Angiography.
Ng S, Boetto J, Favier V, Thouvenot E, Costalat V, Lonjon N
World Neurosurg 2018 Oct;118:290-295. Epub 2018 Jul 27 doi: 10.1016/j.wneu.2018.07.152. PMID: 30059781
Spa therapy for elderly: a retrospective study of 239 older patients with osteoarthritis.
Karagülle M, Kardeş S, Dişçi R, Gürdal H, Karagülle MZ
Int J Biometeorol 2016 Oct;60(10):1481-1491. Epub 2016 Jan 26 doi: 10.1007/s00484-016-1138-7. PMID: 26813884
The clinical efficacy of low-power laser therapy on pain and function in cervical osteoarthritis.
Ozdemir F, Birtane M, Kokino S
Clin Rheumatol 2001;20(3):181-4. doi: 10.1007/s100670170061. PMID: 11434469

Prognosis

Improvements in Neck Pain and Disability Following C1-C2 Posterior Cervical Instrumentation and Fusion for Atlanto-Axial Osteoarthritis.
Adogwa O, Buchowski JM, Sielatycki JA, Shlykov MA, Theologis AA, Lin J, CreveCoeur T, Peters C, Riew KD
World Neurosurg 2020 Jul;139:e496-e500. Epub 2020 Apr 18 doi: 10.1016/j.wneu.2020.04.051. PMID: 32311554
Spa therapy for elderly: a retrospective study of 239 older patients with osteoarthritis.
Karagülle M, Kardeş S, Dişçi R, Gürdal H, Karagülle MZ
Int J Biometeorol 2016 Oct;60(10):1481-1491. Epub 2016 Jan 26 doi: 10.1007/s00484-016-1138-7. PMID: 26813884

Clinical prediction guides

Development and Validation of a Three-Dimensional Printed Training Model to Teach Ultrasound-Guided Injections of the Cervical Articular Process Joints in Horses.
Beaulieu A, Nykamp S, Phillips J, Arroyo LG, Koenig J, Zur Linden A
J Vet Med Educ 2022 Aug;49(4):442-453. Epub 2021 Jun 11 doi: 10.3138/jvme-2020-0137. PMID: 34115577
Improvements in Neck Pain and Disability Following C1-C2 Posterior Cervical Instrumentation and Fusion for Atlanto-Axial Osteoarthritis.
Adogwa O, Buchowski JM, Sielatycki JA, Shlykov MA, Theologis AA, Lin J, CreveCoeur T, Peters C, Riew KD
World Neurosurg 2020 Jul;139:e496-e500. Epub 2020 Apr 18 doi: 10.1016/j.wneu.2020.04.051. PMID: 32311554
Association between cervical degeneration and self-perceived nonrecovery after whiplash injury.
Rydman E, Kasina P, Ponzer S, Järnbert-Pettersson H
Spine J 2019 Dec;19(12):1986-1994. Epub 2019 Aug 5 doi: 10.1016/j.spinee.2019.07.017. PMID: 31394280
The clinical efficacy of low-power laser therapy on pain and function in cervical osteoarthritis.
Ozdemir F, Birtane M, Kokino S
Clin Rheumatol 2001;20(3):181-4. doi: 10.1007/s100670170061. PMID: 11434469
Radiographic standing cervical segmental alignment in adult volunteers without neck symptoms.
Hardacker JW, Shuford RF, Capicotto PN, Pryor PW
Spine (Phila Pa 1976) 1997 Jul 1;22(13):1472-80; discussion 1480. doi: 10.1097/00007632-199707010-00009. PMID: 9231966

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