Correction of Kyphotic Deformity of the Cervical Spine in Ankylosing Spondylitis Using Pedicle Subtraction Osteotomy of the Seventh Cervical Vertebra

Abstract

The aim of the study is to present the technique of pedicle subtraction osteotomy (PSO) of the seventh cervical vertebra (C7) for correction of rigid kyphotic deformity of the cervicothoracic junction (C/Th) in patients with severe ankylosing spondylitis (AS).

Keywords

• corrective osteotomy
• cervicothoracic
• kyphosis
• ankylosing spondylitis