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CASE REPORT article

Front. Surg.
Sec. Orthopedic Surgery
Volume 11 - 2024 | doi: 10.3389/fsurg.2024.1383550
This article is part of the Research Topic Advances and New Perspectives in Management of Adult Spine Deformities of different Aetiology View all articles

One-stage surgery by halo-vest to treat simultaneous double spine fractures-dislocation in patient with ankylosing spondylitis : case report and review of literature

Provisionally accepted
Liang Wang Liang Wang 1,2Youcai Qiu Youcai Qiu 2Can Wang Can Wang 3Tielong Liu Tielong Liu 1,2Xuhua Lu Xuhua Lu 1,2,3*
  • 1 School of Health Sciences and Engineering, University of Shanghai for Science and Technology, Shanghai, Shanghai, China
  • 2 Department of Orthopaedics, Shanghai Changzheng Hospital, Shanghai, Shanghai, China
  • 3 Affiliated Hospital of North Sichuan Medical College, Nanchong, Sichuan Province, China

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    Background: In this study, we report the outcome of one-stage surgery by halo-vest to treat simultaneous double spine fractures-dislocation in patient with ankylosing spondylitis (AS).We report a 57-year-old man with AS who sustained simultaneous double spine fractures due to a traffic accident. We performed open approach after successful closed reduction by halo-vest. At the one-year follow-up, we finally achieved bone union after postoperative. At the 3-year follow-up visit, he reported a significant resolution of both cervical and back pain and had returned to his routine daily activities.This is the first report of halo-vest to treat simultaneous double spine fractures-dislocation in patient with AS. The authors include five research studies that situates this case study in the existing literature and highlights a gap in current knowledge. Based on our experience with this case and a review of the literature, one-stage surgery by halo-vest is an effective option for simultaneous double spine fractures-dislocation in patient with AS.

    Keywords: Ankylosing spondylitis (AS), Halo-vest immobilization, Cervical spine trauma, Simultaneous double spine fractures-dislocation, Surgery

    Received: 07 Feb 2024; Accepted: 16 Jul 2024.

    Copyright: © 2024 Wang, Qiu, Wang, Liu and Lu. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) or licensor are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.

    * Correspondence: Xuhua Lu, School of Health Sciences and Engineering, University of Shanghai for Science and Technology, Shanghai, Shanghai, China

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