| Treatment of Thoracic Fracture in Patient with Ankylosing Spondylitis |
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Kiwon Na , Jongtae Park |
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Department of Neurosurgery, Wonkwang University School of Medicine, Iksan, Korea |
| 강직성 척추염 환자에서 발생한 흉추부 골절의 치료 |
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나기원·박종태 |
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원광대학교 의과대학 신경외과학교실 |
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| Abstract |
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Ankylosing spondylitis (AS) is a chronic inflammatory autoimmune disease. Pathologic changes occurred in patients with AS result in a weakened vertebral column with increased susceptibility to fractures, even though a trivial injury. Fractures usually tend to involve the lower cervical spine, but rarely, they are also occurred in thoracic spine. We present our experiences of a case of lower thoracic fracture in patients with AS. A 67-year-old patient with ankylosing spondylitis visited ER with severe back pain and lower extremities weakness due to T11-12 fracture. She underwent posterior screw fixation and PSO for the fracture and a correction procedure for lumbar lordosis. Patient was mobilized without any neurologic deficits. |
| Key Words:
Thoracic fractureㆍAnkylosing spondylitisㆍPedicle subtraction osteotomy |
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