Multilevel spinal osteotomy in ankylosing spondylitis – case report

Abstract

Ankylosing spondylitis (AS, Bechterew’s Disease) is a chronic inflammatory disease of the spine of unknown etiology. One of its consequences is the progressive deformity of the spine. The resulting spinal imbalance results in falls and fractures. Surgical treatment of fixed deformities consists in reconstructing the spine balance through osteotomies of the spine with its stiffening in a corrective position. The following paper presents the case of a patient with total hyperkyphosis in the course of AS, traumatic PTK, and global sagittal imbalance, subjected to two-stage surgical treatment of spinal deformities with the use of three-column osteotomies in the cervical and lumbar spine sections.