Spine Fracture in Tuberculous Kyphosis : A Case Report / 대한척추외과학회지
Journal of Korean Society of Spine Surgery
;
: 127-133, 2009.
Article
in Korean
| WPRIM
| ID: wpr-148611
ABSTRACT
The spinal kyphosis caused by bony ankylosis is ankylosing spondylitis and tuberculous spondylitis. There are some reports on spinal fractures through the fused vertebral body in ankylosing spondylitis, but there is no report of spinal fractures occurring in a fused vertebral body after tuberculous spondylitis. The authors report a case of spinal fracture at the apex of acute angular kyphosis after tuberculous spondylitis, which resulted in a spontaneous correction of kyphosis without neurological deficits. The fracture was stabilized by posterior interbody fusion using a mesh cage after a posterior vertebral column resection and posterolateral fusion.
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Main subject:
Spine
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Spondylitis
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Spondylitis, Ankylosing
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Spinal Fractures
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Kyphosis
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Ankylosis
Language:
Korean
Journal:
Journal of Korean Society of Spine Surgery
Year:
2009
Type:
Article
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