title: [Traumatic aortic rupture in ankylosing spondylitis--a fatal complication].
abstract: Fractures of the spine represent a severe complication particularly in patients with ankylosing spondylitis because of high morbidity and mortality. We report on a patient with a hyperextension fracture of the lumbar spine, leading to disruption of the aorta and caval vein.
authors.affiliation: Klinische Abteilung für Gefässchirurgie, Universitätsklinik Graz, Auenbruggerplatz 29, 8036 Graz, Ostereich.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Tiesenhausen
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Thalhammer
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Koch
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Schleifer
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001012:Aorta, Abdominal / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000293:injuries* / Q000473:pathology; D001019:Aortic Rupture / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008159:Lumbar Vertebrae / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000293:injuries* / Q000473:pathology; D016103:Spinal Fractures / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology; D013167:Spondylitis, Ankylosing / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014682:Vena Cava, Inferior / Q000293:injuries / Q000473:pathology
vernacular_title: Traumatische Aortenruptur bei ankylosierender Spondylitis--eine letale Komplikation.