Treatment of Cervical Cord Injury in Ankylosing Spondylitis.
- Author:
Young Seok PARK
1
;
Sung Uk KUH
;
Yong Eun CHO
;
Young Soo KIM
Author Information
1. Department of Neurosurgery, Yonsei University, College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea. kuhsu@yumc.yonsei.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Ankylosing spondylitis;
Cord injury;
Cervical spine injury
- MeSH:
Humans;
Sepsis;
Spinal Cord Injuries;
Spondylitis, Ankylosing*;
Thorax
- From:Journal of Korean Neurosurgical Society
2003;34(4):389-392
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
Cervical cord injury in patient with ankylosing spondylitis frequently occurs despite of minor trauma, such as slip down injury in drunken state or minor motor-vehicle accident. The level of cord injury is usually at lower cervical and upper thoracic area. The treatments and combined complications in ankylosing spondylitis patients are quite different from other spinal cord injuries. We report four cases of cervical cord injuries in patients with ankylosing spondylitis. Two among 4 patients expired due to sepsis caused by chest problem, and the others recovered after surgery.
