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Cervical osteotomy and manipulation in ankylosing spondylitis: successful general anesthesia after failed local
S A Hyman1, W D Rogers, J C Bullington
1Vanderbilt University, School of Medicine, Nashville, Tennessee 37232-2125.
Journal of Spinal Disorders
|December 1, 1990
Abstract:
Ankylosing spondylitis is a disease that may deform any portion of the spine. Local anesthesia is generally recommended when undertaking corrective procedures for this problem. We present a case where local anesthesia was deemed unsatisfactory. Prior tracheal intubation facilitated the use of general anesthesia.