[Vertebral fractures in patients with ankylosing spondylitis: a retrospective analysis of 66 patients].

Purpose: Retrospective analysis of vertebral fractures in patients with ankylosing spondylitis (AS) for the evaluation of associations with mortality, concurrent neurological deficits, and other complications.

Materials And Methods: Image analysis (conventional radiographs, CT, MRI) was applied to all patients with AS admitted between 1997 and 2007 due to vertebral fractures to determine fracture location and classification. Patient characteristics, trauma mechanism, neurological symptoms, and other complications were documented.

[Surgical treatment of scoliosis in spinal muscular atrophy].

Objective: To describe the early and late postoperative data from SMA patients with surgical procedure.

Method: Clinical data and radiographic imaging from 14 SMA patients with surgical treatment of scoliosis were reviewed, and all were reassessed clinically with new spinal radiographs and a questionnaire. The mean follow-up were 22 months.