Abstract

SANTOS COTO, Carlos; RIVAS HERNANDEZ, Rafael  and  FLEITES MARRERO, Ernesto. Ankylopoietic spondylitis. Rev Cubana Ortop Traumatol [online]. 2009, vol.23, n.2. ISSN 0864-215X.

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.

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