Acute L1 chalkstick fracture post fall in a patient with known ankylosing spondylitis and previous instrumentation and fusion of T8-L1

Patients with ankylosing spondylitis (AS) are especially prone to sustaining spinal fractures. A 72-year-old male with AS had a previous T10/11 chalkstick fracture requiring a T8-L1 fusion 1 year ago. He subsequently presented with a newly diagnosed acute chalkstick fracture of L1 which was treated...

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Published inSurgical neurology international Vol. 12; p. 589
Main Authors Choy, Yu Bin Ariel, Chan, Daniel Nim Cho, Chen, Hao Bin, Yilun, Huang
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States Scientific Scholar 30.11.2021
Subjects
Case Report
Chalkstick fracture
Spinal instrumentation and fusion
Fall
Lower back pain
Ankylosing spondylitis
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Summary:Patients with ankylosing spondylitis (AS) are especially prone to sustaining spinal fractures. A 72-year-old male with AS had a previous T10/11 chalkstick fracture requiring a T8-L1 fusion 1 year ago. He subsequently presented with a newly diagnosed acute chalkstick fracture of L1 which was treated without surgery. A 72-year-old male with AS and a T10/11 chalkstick fracture had undergone a T8-L1 thoracolumbar fusion 1 year ago. He newly presented after a fall from his bed with a new acute L1 chalkstick fracture that was successfully managed nonsurgically. Patients with AS are at high risk for spinal fractures. Here, elderly male, following an original T10/11 chalkstick fracture and a T8-L1 fusion 1 year ago, presented with a new acute L1 chalkstick fracture managed without surgery.
ISSN:2229-5097
2152-7806
2152-7806
DOI:10.25259/SNI_863_2021