Author/Authors
YALÇIN, Ümit Antalya Eğitim ve Araştırma Hastanesi - Fiziksel Tıp ve Rehabilitasyon Kliniği, Turkey , DOĞAN, Şebnem Koldaş Antalya Eğitim ve Araştırma Hastanesi - Fiziksel Tıp ve Rehabilitasyon Kliniği, Turkey , ÇAKIR, Tuncay Antalya Eğitim ve Araştırma Hastanesi - Fiziksel Tıp ve Rehabilitasyon Kliniği, Turkey , TORAMAN, Naciye Füsun Antalya Eğitim ve Araştırma Hastanesi - Fiziksel Tıp ve Rehabilitasyon Kliniği, Turkey , BADİL, Sevtap Antalya Eğitim ve Araştırma Hastanesi - Fiziksel Tıp ve Rehabilitasyon Kliniği, Turkey , SEZER, İlhan Antalya Eğitim ve Araştırma Hastanesi - Fiziksel Tıp ve Rehabilitasyon Kliniği, Turkey
Title Of Article
Postoperative Spondylodiscitis in a Patient With Ankylosing Spondylitis Diaphragmatic Rupture
شماره ركورد
42220
Abstract
In this case we present a patient with ankylosing spondylitis for 35 years who had spondylodiscitis after right total hip replacement operation. After right total hip replacement operation, patient had a progressive paraparesis of lower extremity, advanced to paraplegia, so we performed a thoracic magnetic resonance imaging which had spondylodiscitis with spinal cord compression at thoracic 11-12 vertebra levels. The patient is hospitalised for rehabilitation after T11 total laminectomy+costotransversectomy. We couldn’t find any etiologic factor after our examination. Patient was discharged with better muscle strength with double crutches. We presented this case to remind spondylodiscitis after surgery and spondylodiscitis as a complication of ankylosing spondylitis.
From Page
218
NaturalLanguageKeyword
Ankylosing spondylitis , postoperative spondylodiscitis , total hip arthroplasty
JournalTitle
Kocatepe Medical Journal
To Page
222
JournalTitle
Kocatepe Medical Journal
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