Traumatic aortic rupture in ankylosing spondylitis - a lethal complication

Authors
Tiesenhausen, K Thalhammer, M Koch, G Schleifer, P
Citation
K. Tiesenhausen et al., Traumatic aortic rupture in ankylosing spondylitis - a lethal complication, UNFALLCHIRU, 104(11), 2001, pp. 1101-1103
Citations number
14
Categorie Soggetti
Surgery
Journal title
UNFALLCHIRURG
ISSN journal
01775537 → ACNP
Volume
104
Issue
11
Year of publication
2001
Pages
1101 - 1103
Database
ISI
SICI code
0177-5537(200111)104:11<1101:TARIAS>2.0.ZU;2-T
Abstract
Fractures of the spine represent a severe complication particularly in pati ents with ankylosing spondylitis because of high morbidity and mortality. W e report on a patient with a hyperextension fracture of the lumbar spine, l eading to disruption of the aorta and caval vein.