MedicineOrthopaedic SurgeryOrthopedic SurgeryMusculoskeletal MedicineRheumatologyAtlantoaxial InjuryMusculoskeletal PathologySystemic Lupus ErythematosusAtlanto-axial InjuryAtlanto-axial Joint AnatomyAtlantoaxial Rotatory SubluxationAtlantoaxial SubluxationAxial DiseaseMusculoskeletal InvolvementSystemic Lupus Erythematosus Associations
The clinical course and management of a 37-year-old woman with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) who developed atlanto-axial subluxation as an acute transient phenomenon are presented. The musculoskeletal manifestations of SLE and their pathogenesis are discussed in relation to this manifestation.