Methods Twenty patients suffering from ankylosing spondylitis were operated due to a spinal fracture. The fracture was located at the cervical spine in 7 cases, at the thoracic spine in 9 ...

Ankylosing Spondylitis (AS ... consisting of five clinical measurements including cervical rotation, tragus-to-wall distance, lateral spine flexion, lumbar flexion and intermalleolar distance ...

An 81-year-old man with longstanding ankylosing spondylitis presented to the emergency department with pain in his lower back 2 days after a fall from standing height. The pain from the injury made it ...

Ankylosing spondylitis is a type of arthritis that causes pain and stiffness in your spine. It usually starts in your lower back but can also progress to your neck and destroy other joints in ...

Ankylosing spondylitis (AS) is a chronic (long-term) inflammatory condition that primarily affects the spine, leading to pain, stiffness, and changes in posture. At least 1.7 million adults in the ...

Ankylosing spondylitis is characterized by inflammation in certain joints, mainly the sacroiliac joints (where the spine attaches to the pelvis), the spine, and the hips. This inflammation causes ...

Patients with ankylosing spondylitis and IBD exhibit distinct clinical and radiographic features, compared against those without comorbid IBD.

Ankylosing spondylitis (AS) is a chronic inflammatory disorder of the spine and peripheral joints that can lead to significant disability if left untreated. Conventional treatments can be ...

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.