title: Double level Chance-type fractures of spine in ankylosing spondylitis.
abstract: Chance fractures are usually associated with seat belt injuries. Mechanism is always related to flexion-distraction at vertebral level. Double level Chance-type fractures have rarely been reported in published literature. We presented such a fracture at D10 and L3 level in a 38-year-old patient with ankylosing spondylitis. Management was done with posterior decompression and short segment fixation separately.
authors.affiliation: Central Institute of Orthopaedics, Vardhman Mahavir Medical College & Safdarjung Hospital, New Delhi 110029, India.
authors.forename: Gauresh Shantaram
authors.initials: GS
authors.lastname: Vargaonkar
authors.forename: Varun Kumar
authors.initials: VK
authors.lastname: Singh
authors.forename: Abhishek
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kashyap
authors.forename: Ramesh
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Kumar
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005592:Fracture Fixation / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D016103:Spinal Fractures / Q000628:therapy*; D013167:Spondylitis, Ankylosing / Q000150:complications*