title: Closing wedge osteotomy with transpedicular fixation in ankylosing spondylitis.
abstract: The Smith-Petersen anterior opening wedge osteotomy of the lumbar spine is currently the accepted technique for the correction of spinal deformity in ankylosing spondylitis. It has a mortality of 10%, uses force, is uncontrolled, and fixation is often feeble. The authors have devised a posterior closing wedge with transpedicular fixation. This technique is controlled, comparatively safe, and provides secure fixation. The procedure is a relatively safe and reliable means of dealing with a dangerous operation.
authors.affiliation: Department of Spinal Disorders, Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic Hospital, Oswestry, Shropshire, United Kingdom.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Jaffray
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Becker
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Eisenstein
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D006801:Humans; D016268:Internal Fixators; D008159:Lumbar Vertebrae / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010027:Osteotomy / Q000379:methods*; D011859:Radiography; D013167:Spondylitis, Ankylosing / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*