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A case is presented of upper thoracic spinal cord compression in a patient with ankylosing spondylitis. Bone biopsy showed the changes of Paget's disease, which had been previously unsuspected. The mechanism of the paraplegia in these two conditions is briefly discussed.
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Hewer, R. Spinal cord compression in a patient with ankylosing spondylitis and Paget's disease. Spinal Cord 4, 203–207 (1966). https://doi.org/10.1038/sc.1966.25
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