[Surgical treatment of thoracic spine fracture in a patient with ankylosing spondylitis: case report and literature review].

Active strategy is advisable for spine fractures following ankylosing spondylitis: spinal cord decompression, creation of anatomical compliance in the damaged vertebral segment and its fixation by transpedicular system. A similar surgical treatment of spine fractures following ankylosing spondylitis makes it possible to achieve early activation of patients and reduce rehabilitation period.