PATHOLOGICAL FRACTURE OF THE SPINE IN A PATIENT WITH ANKYLOSING SPONDYLITIS: DIFFICULTIES OF RADIOLOGICAL DIAGNOSIS

Abstract

We present a clinical observation of a pathological fracture of the spine in a patient with ankylosing spondylitis (Bechterew's disease). The results of a comprehensive radiological assessment (X-ray, multidetector computed tomography, magnetic resonance imaging), which enabled the differential diagnosis with a tumor and inflammatory processes and to determine a management strategy.

Keywords

• ankylosing spondylitis, spinal cord trauma, pathological fracture, magnetic resonance imaging, computed tomography, rigid spine syndrome