====== Ankylosing spinal disorder ======

===== Complications =====
 
Patients with ankylosing spinal [[disorder]]s (ASDs), including [[ankylosing spondylitis]] (AS) and [[diffuse idiopathic skeletal hyperostosis]] (DISH), have been shown to experience significantly increased rates of postoperative complications. 
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Complications in [[spine trauma]] patients with [[Ankylosing spinal disorder]]s may be driven by [[comorbidity]] burden rather than operative or injury-related factors. The [[Charlson Comorbidity Index]] (CCI) may be a valuable tool for the evaluation of this unique population
((Lakomkin N, Mikula AL, Pinter ZW, Wellings E, Alvi MA, Scheitler KM, Pennington Z, Lee NJ, Freedman BA, Sebastian AS, Fogelson JL, Bydon M, Clarke MJ, Elder BD. [[Perioperative]] [[risk stratification]] of spine trauma patients with ankylosing spinal disorders: a comparison of 3 quantitative indices. J Neurosurg Spine. 2022 May 27:1-7. doi: 10.3171/2022.4.SPINE211449. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 35623371.))