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Journal of Korean Neurosurgical Society 1991;20(12): 1086-1092. |
Treatment of Cervical Cord Injury with Ankylosing Spondylitis: Case Report. |
Ho Yeol Zhang, Yong Eun Cho, Do Heum Yoon, Seong Hoon Oh, Hyung Chum Park, Young Soo Kim |
Departments of Neurosurgery, Yonsei University, College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea. |
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ABSTRACT |
A case of cervical cord injury with neurological deficit in patient with ankylosing spondylitis is presented. Ankylosing spondylitis causes a high incidence of spinal cord injury with a minor trauma and at that time inital treatments and combined complications are quite different from other spinal cord injuries. We discuss the treatment and complication of spinal cord injury in ankylsing spondylitis with literatures review. |
Key Words:
Ankylosing spondylitis; Spianl cord injury; Cervical spin injury |
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