Life-threatening spinal cord injury and occult intercostal artery rupture following low-energy trauma in a patient with ankylosing spondylitis: a case report

Abstract Background Ankylosing spondylitis (AS) significantly increases vulnerability to severe spinal injuries from minor trauma due to rigid “bamboo spine” morphology and secondary osteoporosis. Isolated intercostal artery rupture without rib fractures is extremely rare in general trauma populatio...

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Autors principals:	Zhongshan Kang, Bin Luo, Xujia Zhou, Xianyi Yang
Format:	Artigo
Idioma:	Inglês
Publicat:	BMC 2026-02-01
Col·lecció:	BMC Surgery
Matèries:	Ankylosing spondylitis Trauma Spinal fracture Spinal cord injury Intercostal artery Interventional embolization
Accés en línia:	https://doi.org/10.1186/s12893-026-03594-9
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