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Armed Forces Taichung General Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan
Pseudoarthrosis with kyphotic deformity in ankylosing spondylitis is treated
August 13th, 2006
Posterior correction and fixation is effective for treating pseudarthrosis with kyphosis in ankylosing spondylitis. Researchers in Taiwan conducted a "retrospective review to assess the effectiveness of posterior correction and fixation without anterior fusion for pseudarthrosis with kyphosis in patients with ankylosing spondylitis. Anterior fusion is the current surgical treatment for pseudarthrosis with kyphosis in ankylosing spondylitis. The unique characteristic in ankylosing spondylitis is the superior ability to bridge and fuse the large anterior opening-wedge gap created by posterior osteotomy to correct the kyphosis without anterior fusion after the osteotomy...
Source: Health Insurance Law Weekly (2006-08-13)
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