In
ankylosing spondylitis the mainstay of
therapy is to prevent
deformity by relieving
pain with
medicine and by exetcise. But once the
deformity is fixed in a bad postrue surgical correction is the only way to make the
patient feel comfortable. The purpose of this
paper is to discuss on the surgical
treatment of spinal
deformity,
spondylodiscitis and
spine fractures in
ankylosing spondylitis with some illustrative cases presentation.