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Journal of The Korean Society of Emergency Medicine 2015;26(2): 195-197. |
| Complete Cervical Spine Fracture in Ankylosing Spondylitis Caused by Low Speed Motor Vehicle Collision |
| Seong Gwan Lim, Oh Young Kwon |
1Department of Emergency Medicine, Dongsuwon General Hospital, Suwon, Korea.
2Department of Medical Education, College of Medicine, Kyung Hee University, Seoul, Korea. koy0004@hotmail.com |
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Cervical spine fracture can occur in patients with ankylosing spondylitis (AS) by even a minor trauma, which can lead to serious results. We report on the case of a 52-year-old male patient suffering from AS, who was admitted to our hospital with cardiac arrest due to fracture of the upper cervical spine without other organ injuries. A computed tomographic scan showed a cervical 2-3 level fracture and posterior dislocation of the upper cervical column. The patient was admitted to ICU, but died in hospital on day 3. |
| Key words:
Ankylosing spodylitis, Cervical vertebrae, Spinal fracture, Whiplash injuries |
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