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Fractura vertebral torácica en espondilitis anquilosante: importancia de la cuarta columna y consideraciones terapéuticas

Authors: Doménech, J.; Doménech, P.; Cabanes, F.;

Fractura vertebral torácica en espondilitis anquilosante: importancia de la cuarta columna y consideraciones terapéuticas

Abstract

Las fracturas por cizallamiento de la columna torácica con afectación de las tres columnas son altamente inestables y requieren fijación quirúrgica para evitar deterioro neurológico. Los pacientes con espondilitis anquilosante (EA) son susceptibles a este tipo de fracturas con traumatismos mínimos. Presentamos el caso de un varón de 72 años con EA que sufrió una fractura de la columna torácica por cizallamiento afectando a las tres columnas. La fractura paso desapercibida y el paciente estuvo durante dos meses sin ningún tratamiento. Sorprendentemente no se produjo lesión neurológica en este tiempo a pesar de realizar deambulación sin ortesis externa. Se propone el concepto de cuarta columna como posible estabilizador en este caso y se discuten las características del manejo diagnóstico y tratamiento terapéutico

Shear fractures affecting the three columns at the thoracic spine are highly instable and require surgical stabilization to avoid neurological injury. Patients with Ankylosing Spondylitis (AS) are at risk to sustain this type of fracture even with minor trauma. We present the case of a 72 years old male with AS who suffered a shear fracture of the thoracic spine involving all three columns. The injury was overlooked and the patient did not receive any treatment for two months. Surprisingly the patient did not develop neurological injury although he maintained his daily activities without external support. We propose the concept of fourth column as a stabilizer frame in this particular case and the management aspects concerning diagnosis and therapeutic treatment are discussed.

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Medicina clínica, UNESCO::CIENCIAS MÉDICAS, :CIENCIAS MÉDICAS [UNESCO], Ciencias de la salud

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