High mortality in cervical fracture with ankylosing spondylitis : case reports
Ankylosing spondylitis is a systemic inflammatory disease which may predispose the cervical spine to fracture, subluxation or dislocation. High mortality and morbidity has been reported mainly due to neurological deficit, respiratory failure and sepsis. We report two patients with ankylosing spondyl...
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| Format: | Conference or Workshop Item |
| Language: | English English |
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2011
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| Online Access: | http://irep.iium.edu.my/34153/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/34153/1/ankylosing_spondylitis.pdf http://irep.iium.edu.my/34153/5/High_Mortality_in_Cervical_Fracture.pdf |