title: Reviewer's comment concerning "Spinal fractures in patients with ankylosing spinal disorders: a systematic review of the literature on treatment, neurological status and complications" (L. A. Westerveld et al. Ms-no: ESJO-D-08-00152R1).
authors.affiliation: Zentrum für Wirbelsäulenchirurgie und Neurotraumatologie, Berufsgenossenschaftliche Unfallklinik, Friedberger Landstrasse 430, 60389 Frankfurt am Main, Germany. frank.kandziora@bgu-frankfurt.de
authors.forename: Frank
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Kandziora
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D004057:Hyperostosis, Diffuse Idiopathic Skeletal / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*; D019637:Orthopedic Procedures; D016103:Spinal Fractures / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D013167:Spondylitis, Ankylosing / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*