title: [Treatment of spinal fracture in ankylosing spondylitis].
abstract: Clinical guidelines for the treatment of vertebral fractures associated with ankylosing spondylitis are derived from case reports and a review of literature. The coincidence of paravertebral calcifications and fracture formations leads to problems in the establishment of a proper initial diagnosis. Therefore computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging have to be employed to define the extent of fracture and the presence of spinal lesions. As a rule vertebral fractures based upon spondylitic alterations are extremely unstable and tend to secondary dislocation with a high risk of spinal cord injuries. Operative osteosynthesis is the method of choice in the fracture treatment. A successful stabilization requires an extended spondylodesis comprising at least five vertebral segments by a dorsal or a combined ventral instrumentation.
authors.affiliation: Klinik für Unfallchirurgie, Krankenhaus Neuwerk, Mönchengladbach, Dünner Strasse 214-216, 41066 Mönchengladbach.
authors.forename: P J
authors.initials: PJ
authors.lastname: May
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Raunest
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Herdmann
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Jonas
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002574:Cervical Vertebrae / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000293:injuries* / Q000601:surgery; D017102:Fracture Healing / Q000502:physiology; D006801:Humans; D008159:Lumbar Vertebrae / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000293:injuries* / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D016103:Spinal Fractures / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D013123:Spinal Fusion; D013167:Spondylitis, Ankylosing / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D013904:Thoracic Vertebrae / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000293:injuries* / Q000601:surgery; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed