Spontaneous Chalk-Stick Fracture in Ankylosing Spondylitis: A Case Report

Ankylosing spondylitis (AS) is an inflammatory disease affecting mainly the sacroiliac joints and the spine. In long-standing disease, the fused spine of AS patients is susceptible to spinal fractures, even after low impact trauma. We present a 61-year-old man with long-standing AS who presented wit...

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Published inMediterranean journal of rheumatology Vol. 33; no. 3; pp. 346 - 348
Main Authors Katsimpari, Chaido, Koutsoviti, Sofia, Mpalanika, Alexia, Kalavri, Eleni, Theotikos, Evangelos, Fanouriakis, Antonis, Elezoglou, Antonia
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Greece PCO Convin S.A 01.09.2022
The Mediterranean Journal of Rheumatology (MJR)
Subjects
Arthritis
Back pain
Body mass index
Case Report
Conflicts of interest
Hospitals
Magnetic resonance imaging
Medical imaging
Osteoporosis
Patients
Rheumatology
Trauma
Vertebrae
X-rays
Greece
Athens Greece
anterior longitudinal ligament rupture
osteoporotic fracture
ankylosing spondylitis
chalk-stick fracture
posterior longitudinal ligament rupture
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Summary:Ankylosing spondylitis (AS) is an inflammatory disease affecting mainly the sacroiliac joints and the spine. In long-standing disease, the fused spine of AS patients is susceptible to spinal fractures, even after low impact trauma. We present a 61-year-old man with long-standing AS who presented with anterior and posterior longitudinal ligament rupture and T12 and L1 vertebral endplates fractures (a so called "chalk-stick fracture") without reporting any prior trauma and discuss relevant issues.
ISSN:2529-198X
2529-198X
DOI:10.31138/mjr.33.3.346