title: Fractures of the cervical spine in patients with ankylosing spondylitis.
abstract: Fractures of the cervical spine in patients with ankylosing spondylitis are rare, and few such cases have appeared in the literature. We present three new cases of fracture of an ankylosed cervical spine.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, University of Nigeria Teaching Hospital, Enugu.
authors.forename: S C
authors.initials: SC
authors.lastname: Amamilo
mesh_terms: D002574:Cervical Vertebrae / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000293:injuries*; D050723:Fractures, Bone / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D004204:Joint Dislocations / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011859:Radiography; D013167:Spondylitis, Ankylosing / Q000150:complications*