Hyperextension-distraction fractures in ankylosing and spondylotic spines: injury profile and treatment results.

Study Design: Case series study.

Purpose: To describe demographic metrics, and clinical and radiographical outcomes of surgical treatment in patients with ankylosed spine (ASP) such as diffuse idiopathic skeletal hyperostosis (DISH) or ankylosing spondylitis (AS) and non-ankylosed spines (NAS) suffering from hyperextension-distraction spine fractures.

Methods: Patients diagnosed with hyperextension-distraction fractures between 2012 and 2020 were identified.