Patients with ankylosing spinal disorders (ASDs), including ankylosing spondylitis (AS) and diffuse idiopathic skeletal hyperostosis (DISH), have been shown to experience significantly increased rates of postoperative complications.
Complications in spine trauma patients with Ankylosing spinal disorders 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 1)