Mortality risk after traumatic fractures in autofused spines from ankylosing spondylitis or DISH: age may matter more than treatment.
OBJECTIVE Multisegmental pathological autofusion is a hallmark feature of ankylosing spondylitis (AS) and diffuse idiopathic skeletal hyperostosis (DISH), creating a rigid, brittle spine highly susceptible to three-column fractures and devastating neurological injury. This study aimed to evaluate survival outcomes in t...