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Revista Cubana de Ortopedia y Traumatología
On-line version ISSN 1561-3100
Abstract
SANTOS COTO, Carlos; RIVAS HERNANDEZ, Rafael and FLEITES MARRERO, Ernesto. Ankylopoietic spondylitis. Rev Cubana Ortop Traumatol [online]. 2009, vol.23, n.2, pp. 0-0. ISSN 1561-3100.
Authors present a 6-years course ankilopoietic spondylitis case without a appropriate treatment causing a flexion deformity and rachis movement limitations who was operated on to correct the deformity. A bibliographic review as carried out on disease as part of study to define and plan surgical treatment. Results obtained using this technique (osteotomy of transpedicular substraction) are showed achieving the planned correction and a stable fixation in a minimal segment of lumbar spine.
Keywords : Ankilopoietic spondylitis; transpedicular substraction osteotomy.