Posttraumatic spinal osteolysis in ankylosing spondylitis as part of pseudoarthrosis. A case report

Acta Radiol. 1996 Jan;37(1):98-100. doi: 10.1177/02841851960371P119.

Abstract

A case of ankylosing spondylitis with pronounced osteolysis of the 12th thoracic vertebral body as part of posttraumatic pseudoarthrosis is described. The appearance of posttraumatic osteolysis simulates a malignant lesion, and it is important to consider the diagnosis in cases of osteolytic lesions of unknown origin.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Accidental Falls
  • Chronic Disease
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging
  • Middle Aged
  • Osteolysis / diagnosis
  • Osteolysis / etiology*
  • Pseudarthrosis / complications*
  • Pseudarthrosis / diagnosis
  • Radiography
  • Spinal Diseases / diagnosis
  • Spinal Diseases / etiology*
  • Spinal Fractures / complications*
  • Spinal Fractures / diagnosis
  • Spondylitis, Ankylosing / complications*
  • Spondylitis, Ankylosing / diagnosis
  • Thoracic Vertebrae / diagnostic imaging
  • Thoracic Vertebrae / injuries*
  • Thoracic Vertebrae / pathology