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Multilevel anterior cervical osteotomies with uncinatectomies to correct a fixed kyphotic deformity associated with ankylosing spondylitis: technical note and operative video.

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Published in 2021 at "Neurosurgical focus"

DOI: 10.3171/2021.7.focus21325

Abstract: Ankylosing spondylitis (AS) is an inflammatory disorder leading to ossification of joints and ligaments, resulting in autofusion throughout the spinal column. In patients with fixed, kyphotic cervical deformities, which cause an impaired horizontal gaze and… read more here.

Keywords: cervical osteotomies; operative video; fixed kyphotic; anterior cervical ... See more keywords