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Mediterr J Rheumatol 2022;33(3):346-8
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Spontaneous Chalk-Stick Fracture in Ankylosing Spondylitis: A Case Report
Chaido Katsimpari1, Sofia Koutsoviti1, Alexia Mpalanika2, Eleni Kalavri1, Evangelos Theotikos1, Antonis Fanouriakis1, Antonia Elezoglou1
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1Department of Rheumatology, “Asklepieion” General Hospital, Athens, Greece

2Department of Radiology, “Asklepieion” General Hospital, Athens, Greece

Keywords: ankylosing spondylitis, anterior longitudinal ligament rupture, posterior longitudinal ligament rupture, osteoporotic fracture, chalk-stick fracture
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