TY  - JOUR
PY  - 1983//
TI  - Spinal lesions due to hyperextension in ankylosing spondylitis
JO  - Italian journal of orthopaedics and traumatology
A1  - Boriani, S.
A1  - Romano, B.
SP  - 365
EP  - 368
VL  - 9
IS  - 3
N2  - The authors review the literature and discuss the biomechanical aspects of extension fractures of the spine in ankylosing spondylitis and report 3 cases. They conclude that, although such lesions are rare, patients with ankylosing spondylitis who sustain such trauma must be subjected to thorough radiological examination. The milder lesions have a favourable prognosis, but those involving dislocation are extremely dangerous, both because of the frequent appearance of immediate or delayed medullary complications and because of the high incidence of pseudarthrosis.<p /> <p>Language: en</p> 
LA  - en
SN  - 0390-5489
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -