Open AccessSpinal instability in ankylosing spondylitis
Author(s) -
Siddharth Badve,
Shekhar Y Bhojraj,
Abhay Nene,
Raghuprasad Varma,
Shubha N Mohite,
Sameer Kalkotwar,
Ankur Gupta
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
indian journal of orthopaedics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.434
H-Index - 33
eISSN - 1998-3727
pISSN - 0019-5413
DOI - 10.4103/0019-5413.65151
Subject(s) - medicine , ankylosing spondylitis , surgery , retrospective cohort study , kyphosis , deformity , cauda equina syndrome , radiography
Unstable spinal lesions in patients with ankylosing spondylitis are common and have a high incidence of associated neurological deficit. The evolution and presentation of these lesions is unclear and the management strategies can be confusing. We present retrospective analysis of the cases of ankylosing spondylitis developing spinal instability either due to spondylodiscitis or fractures for mechanisms of injury, presentations, management strategies and outcome.