PMID: 3761488Oct 1, 1986Paper

Aortic injury occurring after minor trauma in ankylosing spondylitis

Journal of Vascular Surgery
F J Schaberg

Abstract

Lethal aortic injury as a result of fracture of the lumbar spine in a patient with ankylosing spondylitis is reported. This complication is a direct result of the pathophysiologic changes of ankylosing spondylitis that cause the aorta to become firmly adherent to the anterior longitudinal ligament. Recognition of the potential for this injury in patients with ankylosing spondylitis should prompt early investigation of the integrity of the aorta and planned reconstructive surgery for this potentially lethal injury.

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Sep 16, 2008·European Spine Journal : Official Publication of the European Spine Society, the European Spinal Deformity Society, and the European Section of the Cervical Spine Research Society·L A WesterveldF C Oner
Mar 3, 2005·Journal of Neurosurgery. Spine·Jason LifshutzDennis Maiman

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