Spinal cord injury and spinal fracture in patients with ankylosing spondylitis.
Po-Hsun TuZhuo-Hao LiuMun-Chun YeapYu-Tse LiuYing-Ching LiYin-Cheng HuangTzu-Min LinChing-Chang ChenPublished in: BMC emergency medicine (2022)
Patients with AS and bamboo spine at radiograph had a higher rate of spinal fracture, which may be an important factor in SCI in patients with AS. Spinal fractures involving the C3-C7 region, subluxation or dislocation, severe spinal fracture, and SEH were found to be predictive of SCI, and SCI in patients with AS resulted in higher mortality and complication rates.