Abstract:Objective: To evaluate the effects of single-level lumbar decancellation osteotomy combined with multiple level polysegmental posterior osteotomies involving the whole thoracal spine in severe ankylosing spondylitis. Materials and Methods: Between 2008 and 2017, 14 patients (12 men and two women) were included in the study. The indication for surgery was a progressive loss of horizontal sight due to whole spine kyphosis (chin-brow angle over 90°). The mean age at the time of operation was 47 years. Preoperativ… Show more
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