Traumatic Death due to Simultaneous Double Spine Fractures in Patient with Ankylosing Spondylitis

The aim of this study is to report the rare occurrence of simultaneous double spine fractures in a patient with progressive ankylosing spondylitis (AS). An 82-year-old male with established AS had low-energy falls. He had sustained simultaneous double spine fractures and died. Plain radiographs of t...

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Main Authors: Mitsuru Yagi, Shunsuke Sato, Atsushi Miyake, Takashi Asazuma
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2015-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Orthopedics
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/590935
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