Spine surgery in patients with ankylosing spondylitis
SUMMARY INTRODUCTION: Ankylosing spondylitis (AS) is an idiopathic seronegative spondyloartropathy that involves mainly the axial skeleton and the sacroiliac joints. AS promotes biomechanical changes in the spine that predispose to fractures, spinal deformity and spondylodiscitis. The aim of this a...
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| Language: | English |
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Associação Médica Brasileira
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| Series: | Revista da Associação Médica Brasileira |
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| Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0104-42302018000400379&lng=en&tlng=en |