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Breaking the diagnosis: ankylosing spondylitis evidenced by cervical fracture following spine manipulation

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  1. Faculdade de Medicina (FMUSP), Universidade de Sao Paulo, Av. Dr. Arnaldo, 455, 3º andar, sala 3193, Cerqueira César, São Paulo, SP, 01246-903, Brazil

    Marina Barguil Macêdo, Samuel Katsuyuki Shinjo & Diogo Souza Domiciano

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MBM collected all relevant data for the case presentation and drafted the first version of the manuscript. SKS supervised the manuscript preparation and revised the draft. DSD reviewed the available literature about the topic and prepared the final version of the manuscript. All authors are in accordance with the final version of the manuscript.

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Macêdo, M.B., Shinjo, S.K. & Domiciano, D.S. Breaking the diagnosis: ankylosing spondylitis evidenced by cervical fracture following spine manipulation. Intern Emerg Med 17, 273–274 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11739-021-02829-2

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