title: [Fracture dislocation of the thoracic spine in ankylosing spondylitis. A case of spontaneous occurrence and an uncommon course].
abstract: One case of spontaneous Th 10 - Th 11 dislocation complicating ankylosing spondylitis is reported. The only functional consequences were cracks when the patient was moving. Surgical treatment was refused nevertheless after twelve year follow bone union had occurred without neurological impairment.
authors.affiliation: Département d'Orthopédie, Hôpital Général Central - Université Aristotelès, Thessalonique, Grèce.
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Papavasiliou
authors.forename: F E
authors.initials: FE
authors.lastname: Sayegh
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005598:Fractures, Spontaneous / Q000209:etiology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012075:Remission, Spontaneous; D013124:Spinal Injuries / Q000209:etiology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D013167:Spondylitis, Ankylosing / Q000150:complications*; D013904:Thoracic Vertebrae; D013997:Time Factors
vernacular_title: Fracture luxation du rachis thoracique au cours d'une spondylarthrite ankylosante. Un cas d'apparition spontanée et d'évolution inhabituelle.