Fractures of the dens complicating ankylosing spondylitis with atlantooccipital fusion.
case_report · Level V
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Abstract
Patients with ankylosing spondylitis are prone to fractures. Fractures tend to occur in the lower cervical spine disc space. We describe 2 patients with odontoid fractures. Both patients had atlantooccipital fusion which may have increased their susceptibility for dens fractures. One patient had Crohn's disease.
Medical subject headings
- Atlanto-Occipital Joint
- Fractures, Bone
- Odontoid Process
- Spondylitis, Ankylosing