Background Ankylosing spondylitis is a rheumatic disease in which spinal and sacroiliac joints are mainly affected. There is a gradual bone formation in the spinal ligaments and ankylosis of the ...

Ankylosing spondylitis (AS) is a chronic inflammatory disorder that predominantly affects the axial skeleton, leading to progressive spinal fusion and reduced flexibility. The resultant rigidity of ...

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(HealthDay News) — Spinal fracture patients with ankylosing spondylitis (AS) disorders have higher complication and mortality rates, compared with control patients, according to a study published in ...

Patients with active ankylosing spondylitis had a high prevalence of radiographic vertebral fractures, according to results. Of 173 patients with ankylosing spondylitis enrolled in the Groningen ...

Ankylosing spondylitis is a type of arthritis that affects the spine and sacroiliac joints. The sacroiliac joints connect the lower spine to the pelvis. Arthritis causes chronic inflammation, and in ...

Ankylosing spondylitis is diagnosed on the basis of your medical history, a physical examination, X-rays or other imaging studies, and possibly blood tests. Ultimately, however, the diagnosis relies ...

Ankylosing spondylitis isn’t well known or well understood. Here, we reveal the facts behind some common misconceptions about this chronic inflammatory form of arthritis. One of the best ways to ...

Matt Brown receives funding from the National Health and Medical Research Council (Australia), Arthritis Australia, National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (US), Medical ...

Ankylosing spondylitis is a systemic disease that causes inflammation in the spinal joints and was thought to have affected members of the ancient Egyptian royal families. Now a new study refutes that ...

In 18 cases, a low energy injury of the spine occurred and in only 2 cases the cause was a high-energy injury (table 2). The fractures occurred in the cervical spine were compression injuries. C6 and ...