Heterotopic ossification in a patient with cervical spinal cord injury and ankylosing spondylitis: The consequences of the late diagnosis

Patients with ankylosing spondylitis (AS) are at an 11-fold greater risk of vertebral fracture, with higher mortality and morbidity rates than the general spinal cord injury (SCI) population. We present the case of a patient with established AS who suffered from a cervical SCI. Following admission t...

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Main Authors: Celine Lakra, Manish Desai
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2020-01-01
Series:The Journal of the International Society of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine
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Online Access:http://www.jisprm.org/article.asp?issn=2349-7904;year=2020;volume=3;issue=3;spage=97;epage=100;aulast=Lakra