title: Management of a case of ankylosing spondylitis for total hip replacement surgery with the use of ultrasound-assisted central neuraxial blockade.
abstract: Management of a case of ankylosing spondylitis can be very challenging when the airway and the central neuraxial blockade, both are difficult. Ultrasound-assisted central neuraxial blockade may lead to predictable success in the field of regional anaesthesia. We present a young patient with severe ankylosing spondylitis where conventional techniques failed and ultrasound helped in successful combined spinal-epidural technique for total hip replacement surgery.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anesthesia and Critical Care, Armed Forces Medical College, Pune, and Command Hospital (SC), Pune, Maharashtra, India.
authors.forename: Rakhee
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Goyal
authors.forename: Shivinder
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Singh
authors.forename: Ravindra Nath
authors.initials: RN
authors.lastname: Shukla
authors.forename: Anuj
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Singhal
keywords: Ankylosing spondylitis; central neuraxial blockade; ultrasonography