Ankylosing Spondylitis: Figures 1-5

FIGURES

Figure 1: Preoperative lateral view of an ankylosing spondylitic patient.

 

Figure 2: Lateral x–ray of pronounced thoracic kyphosis in an ankylosing spondylitic patient.

 

Figure 3: Pre–operative sagittal MRI of an ankylosing spondylitic patient.

 

Figure 4A: Smith–Petersen V–shaped posterior wedge osteotomy.

 

Figure 4B: Lateral aspect of a Smith–Petersen V–shaped wedge osteotomy.

 

Figure 5: Posterior aspect of a closed Smith–Petersen wedge osteotomy.