Ankylosing Spondylitis (Subscribe)  

Wheeless' Textbook of Orthopaedics
Clinical Findings:

- loss of lumbar lordosis;
- back motion is limited;
- note that ability to lean forward has more to do with hip flexion than lumbar spine flexion;
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The diffuse paraspinal ossification and inflammatory osteitis of advanced Ankylosing spondylitis creates a fused, brittle spine that is susceptible to fracture. The aim of this study is to present the surgical experience of spinal fractures occurring in patients suffering from ankylosing spondylitis and to highlight the difficulties that exist as...