Health-related quality of life in patients undergoing cervico-thoracic osteotomies for fixed cervico-thoracic kyphosis in patients with ankylosing spondylitis

ConclusionsCervical osteotomy for the management of fixed flexion deformity of cervical spine in ankylosing spondylitis is a safe procedure and can result in restoration of horizontal gaze and sagittal balance with significant improvement of the patient ’s health-related quality of life.Graphical abstractThese slides can be retrieved under Electronic Supplementary Material.
Source: European Spine Journal - Category: Orthopaedics Source Type: research