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The treatment strategies for spine fractures in patients with ankylosing spondylitis

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Author	Zhu, Rusen Song, Wenye Jiang, Zehua Yuan, Jianjun Cui, Zijian Wan, Jun Liu, Yan Feng, Shiqing Zhang, Xueli
Copyright Year	2017
Abstract	PURPOSE The aim of the study was to explore surgical strategies for effectively treating spine fractures in patients with ankylosing spondylitis (AS) and investigate the postoperative outcomes. METHODS We retrospectively analyzed 9 patients with AS that was complicated by spine fractures, who underwent surgery at our spine and spinal cord clinic between 2005 and 2012. The surgical methods included posterior instrumentation and bone grafting, with or without decompression. Fracture healing and neurological function recovery were observed postoperatively. The average follow-up period was 45.1 months (range: 24-60). RESULTS The 9 patients included 7 men and 2 women. Eight patients were treated with long posterior fixation. One patient underwent combined long posterior fixation and anterior bone grafting. The neurological function of these patients improved significantly to varying degrees after surgery, and fracture union and segmental instability of the lumbar vertebrae were radiologically confirmed at the 1-month and 2-year follow-up intervals. Severe surgery-related complications were not observed. CONCLUSIONS Posterior instrumentation with bone grafting was a satisfying method for treating spine fractures in patients with AS.
Starting Page	16
Ending Page	21
Page Count	6
File Format	PDF HTM / HTML
Alternate Webpage(s)	https://www.biomedcentral.com/imedia/1358860494169389_article.pdf
PubMed reference number	29095296v1
Alternate Webpage(s)	https://doi.org/10.1097/MD.0000000000008462
DOI	10.1097/MD.0000000000008462
Journal	Medicine
Volume Number	96
Language	English
Access Restriction	Open
Subject Keyword	Ankylosing spondylitis Bone Transplantation Bone structure of lumbar vertebra Bone structure of spine Congenital anomaly of spine Follow-Up Report Fracture Instrumentation (attribute) Nervous System Physiological Phenomena Patients Spinal Cord Transplanted tissue
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article

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