2016
Spinal Fracture in Patients With Ankylosing Spondylitis
Lukasiewicz AM, Bohl DD, Varthi AG, Basques BA, Webb ML, Samuel AM, Grauer JN. Spinal Fracture in Patients With Ankylosing Spondylitis. Spine 2016, 41: 191-196. PMID: 26579959, DOI: 10.1097/brs.0000000000001190.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNational Inpatient SampleSpinal fracturesAdverse eventsCervical fracturesSpinal columnHospital adverse eventsMortality of fracturesSmall case seriesSpinal cord injuryAnkylosed spinePatient demographicsRetrospective cohortThoracic fracturesCase seriesHigh morbidityInjury characteristicsInpatient stayMinor traumaCord injuryPatient populationCase reportInpatient SampleBACKGROUND DATAHigh riskPatients
2010
Anterior Corpectomy with Fixation, Thoracic
Whang P, Grauer J, Vaccaro A. Anterior Corpectomy with Fixation, Thoracic. 2010, 229-241. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-642-03694-1_19.ChaptersSevere canal compromisePeriod of immobilizationAnterior instrumentation systemsSupplementary posterior fixationAnterior corpectomyEarly ambulationCanal compromiseThorough decompressionFocal kyphosisThoracic fracturesLigamentous injuriesSurgical approachTraumatic injuryPosterior fixationThoracic proceduresAnterior constructFacet jointsNeural elementsLumbar regionThoracic vertebraeRib cageInjuryCoronal orientationVertebral columnCorpectomy