Successful management of a cervical fracture in a patient with ankylosing spondylitis by a posterior approach

Patients with ankylosing spondylitis (AS) are at an increased risk of spinal fractures due to the altered spinal biomechanics. Moreover, it is difficult to treat these fractures due to the combination of ankylosis and osteoporosis. We report successful management of a C6-C7 vertebral fracture in a p...

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Autores principales: Patni, Neeraj, Shah, Abhidha, Rangarajan, Vithal, Goel, Atul
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2015
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Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4660505/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26692706
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0974-8237.167891
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author Patni, Neeraj
Shah, Abhidha
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description Patients with ankylosing spondylitis (AS) are at an increased risk of spinal fractures due to the altered spinal biomechanics. Moreover, it is difficult to treat these fractures due to the combination of ankylosis and osteoporosis. We report successful management of a C6-C7 vertebral fracture in a patient with AS. The patient improved in his neurological status and a good fusion was seen at a follow-up of 24 months.
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spelling pubmed-46605052015-12-11 Successful management of a cervical fracture in a patient with ankylosing spondylitis by a posterior approach Patni, Neeraj Shah, Abhidha Rangarajan, Vithal Goel, Atul J Craniovertebr Junction Spine Case Report Patients with ankylosing spondylitis (AS) are at an increased risk of spinal fractures due to the altered spinal biomechanics. Moreover, it is difficult to treat these fractures due to the combination of ankylosis and osteoporosis. We report successful management of a C6-C7 vertebral fracture in a patient with AS. The patient improved in his neurological status and a good fusion was seen at a follow-up of 24 months. Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2015 /pmc/articles/PMC4660505/ /pubmed/26692706 http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0974-8237.167891 Text en Copyright: © Journal of Craniovertebral Junction and Spine http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0 This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 License, which allows others to remix, tweak, and build upon the work non-commercially, as long as the author is credited and the new creations are licensed under the identical terms.
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title Successful management of a cervical fracture in a patient with ankylosing spondylitis by a posterior approach
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title_fullStr Successful management of a cervical fracture in a patient with ankylosing spondylitis by a posterior approach
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title_short Successful management of a cervical fracture in a patient with ankylosing spondylitis by a posterior approach
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4660505/
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