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KMID : 1099620090060020081
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Korean Journal of Spine
2009 Volume.6 No. 2 p.81 ~ p.85
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Spine Fractures in Patients with Ankylosing Spondylitis : Three Cases Report.
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Park Tae-Sik
Heo Weon
Rhee Dong-Youl
Park Hwa-Seung
Song Joon-Suk
Joung Se-Hyun
Yeo Man-Soo
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Abstract
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Ankylosing spondylitis (AS) is a chronic inflammatory rheumatic 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 tends to involve the lower cervical spine, but rarely, they are also occurred in thoracolumbar spine. We present our experiences of three cases of spinal fracture in patients with AS, cervical, thoracic, and lumbar spine, with a review of literatures.
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KEYWORD
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Ankylosing spondylitis, Spine fracture, Instability, Neurological deficit, Thoracolumbar spine
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