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Table 4 Key studies related to surgical stabilization of cervical spine fractures in ankylosing spondylitis.

From: Pitfalls and complications in the treatment of cervical spine fractures in patients with ankylosing spondylitis

Authors

Year

Design

N

Preoperative neurological compromise

Surgical stabilisation

Outcome of stabilization

Olerud et al. [16]

1996

Retrospective case series

17

?

Anterior and posterior stabilisation

?

Taggard & Traynelis [23]

2000

Prospective case series

7

3

Posterior

All survivors with solid fusion after 3 months

Guo et al. [45]

2004

Retrospective case series

11

8

Anterior and posterior

All survivors with fusion at final follow-up

Cornefjord et al. [21]

2005

Retrospective case series

19

8

Posterior and combined

Fusion in all patients

Zdichawski et al. [3]

2005

Retrospective multicentric case series

19

?

Anterior, posterior, and combined

3 cases with implant failure (all cases anterior-only)

Payer [46]

2006

Retrospective case series

4

2

Anterior, posterior and combined

Fusion in all survivors

Einsiedel et al. [14]

2006

Retrospective multicentric case series

37

36

Anterior, posterior and combined

5 cases with early implant failure (all cases anterior only)