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TRAUMATIC SPINAL CORD INJURY İN ANKYLOSING SPONDYLITIS : REPORT OF TWO CASES

  • Özlen PEKER
  • Özlem EL
  • Çiğdem BİRCAN
  • Ömer AKÇALI
  • Sait NADERİ
  • Özlem ŞENOCAK
  • Elif AKALIN

J Turk Spinal Surg 2001;12(1):18-23

Ankylosing spondylitis primarily affects the axial skeleton and these patients have tendency to trauma in association with spinal cord injury. Two cases with ankylosing spondylitis and traumatic spinal cord injury are reported and the literatüre about this subject is revievved in this article.

Keywords: Ankylosing spondylitis, Spinal cord injury