Nonsurgical treatment options - Nonsurgical orthotic management for stable fracture patterns and no neurological defects - Long-term monitoring to prevent worsening kyphotic deformity

Surgical treatment options - Surgical treatment advised for patients with malalignment syndrome - Surgical fixation required for patients with neurological deficits or unstable fracture patterns

Specific treatment option for cervical fractures - Halo Brace as an option for managing cervical fractures

References - Musculoskeletal imaging, Elsevier Saunders, 2014, p. 305, ISBN 9781455708130 - Metabolic Bone Disease, Volume 2, Academic Press, 2013, p. 520, ISBN 9781483267920 - Chalkstick fracture: A catastrophic injury, Asian Journal of Neurosurgery, 2018, 13 (2), 383–385, doi: 10.4103/ajns.AJNS_167_13, PMC5898110, PMID29682039 - Management of Acute Spinal Fractures in Ankylosing Spondylitis, ISRN Rheumatology, June 30, 2011, 1–9, doi: 10.5402/2011/150484, ISSN 2090-5467, PMC3263739, PMID22389792

Further reading - Spontaneous Chalk-Stick Fracture in Ankylosing Spondylitis: A Case Report, Mediterranean Journal of Rheumatology, 2022, 33 (3), 346–348, doi: 10.31138/mjr.33.3.346, ISSN 2529-198X, PMC9727473, PMID36531425 - Chalk-stick fracture in ankylosing spondylitis, Clinical Rheumatology, May 6, 2020, 39 (8), 2469–2470, doi: 10.1007/s10067-020-05117-0, ISSN 0770-3198, PMID32377994