CERRA HTEKNK / SURGICAL TECHNIQUE . Surgical Treatment of Spinal Deformity Due to Ankylosing Spondylitis: Surgical Technique

Ankylosing spondylitis is a chronic inflammatory disease of un- known etiology. As a result of the ossification of the ligaments and joints, the fused vertebrae limit movement and elasticity of the spinal column. A thoracolumbar ky phosis is the most common deformity in ankylosing spondylitis. After conservative treatment has failed, surgi- cal treatment should be considered to reconstruct the sagittal balance. Here we present a 33-year-old male patient with a 12-year history of ankyl osing spondylitis and resulting advanced kyphosis, for whom we performed corrective L3 vertebral osteotomy. The high complication rate with this type of surgical intervention is well known. In our patient, complications were encountered in the early postop erative period but long-term results were successful.