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Gauresh Shantaram Vargaonkar,Varun Kumar Singh,Abhishek Kashyap,Ramesh Kumar.[J].Chin J Traumatol,2014,17(6):361-363. [doi] |
Double level Chance-type fractures of spine in ankylosing spondylitis |
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Author Name | Affiliation | Gauresh Shantaram Vargaonkar | Central Institute of Orthopaedics, Vardhman Mahavir Medical College & Safdarjung Hospital, New Delhi 110029, India | Varun Kumar Singh | Central Institute of Orthopaedics, Vardhman Mahavir Medical College & Safdarjung Hospital, New Delhi 110030, India | Abhishek Kashyap | Central Institute of Orthopaedics, Vardhman Mahavir Medical College & Safdarjung Hospital, New Delhi 110031, India | Ramesh Kumar | Central Institute of Orthopaedics, Vardhman Mahavir Medical College & Safdarjung Hospital, New Delhi 110032, India |
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Chance fractures are usually associated with seat belt injuries. Mechanism is always related to flexion-distraction at vertebral level. Double level Chance-type fractures have rarely been reported in published literature. We presented such a fracture at D10 and L3 level in a 38-year-old patient with ankylosing spondylitis. Management was done with posterior decompression and short segment fixation separately. |
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