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Comparison of Ankylosing Spondylitis Disease Activity Score and Bath Ankylosing Spondylitis Disease Activity Index tools in assessment of axial spondyloarthritis activity

Axial spondyloarthritis (axSpA) is an inflammatory joint disease, in which the dominant symptom is inflammatory back pain. It affects approximately 1% of the population, with a higher incidence in males.
Ewa Wielosz, Katarzyna Małgorzata Wiąk-Walerowicz   +1 more
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The correlation of ASAS Health Index and scales assessing general health status, disease activity, functional capacity, spinal mobility, and quality of life in Turkish patients with ankylosing spondylitis

Gülhane Tıp Dergisi
Aims: We aimed to investigate whether the Assessment of SpondyloArthritis International Society Health Index (ASAS HI) correlates with scales assessing overall health status, disease activity, spinal mobility, quality of life, and functional capacity in ...
Muhammed Canbaş, Hasan Elden, Ece Kaptanoğlu   +2 more
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A description of dental microanatomy and implantation geometry in Chamaeleonidae

Journal of Anatomy, EarlyView.
A reassessment of the dental histology in adult chamaeleons reveals the presence of periodontal ligament. Alongside alveolar bone and cementum, these tissues together constitute a compacted and remodelled tripartite periodontium. Our findings include the novel observation of plicidentine‐like protuberances of dentine within underlying bone.
Giles D. Sukkert, Ilaria Paparella, Michael R. Doschak, Aaron R. H. LeBlanc, Michael W. Caldwell   +4 more
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Quantification of paravertebral cross-sectional muscle areas and fatty degeneration and their correlation with clinical parameters in ankylosing spondylitis: a comprehensive analysis [PDF]

ARP Rheumatology
Aims: Ankylosing spondylitis (AS) is a chronic disease characterized by inflammation of the spine and joints. This study aimed to examine the multifidus (MF) and erector spinae (ES) muscles in AS patients using magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), and to ...
Selçuk Akkaya, Gonca Sağlam Akkaya, Serpil Demirulus, Hanife Baykal Şahin, Gamze Kılıç, Erhan Çapkın, Murat Karkucak   +6 more
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Erectile dysfunction in ankylosing spondylitis patients

International Brazilian Journal of Urology
Background Rheumatic diseases such as ankylosing spondylitis (AS) may be associated with sexual dysfunction. Aim To study erectile function of a group of Brazilian AS patients comparing them with controls.
Thiago Santana, Thelma Skare, Vitor Steil Delboni, Juliana Simione, Ana Paula B. Campos, Renato Nisihara   +5 more
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Incidence and Management of Cerebrospinal Fluid Leakage due to Late Presentation of Dural Tears After Lumbar Surgery

Orthopaedic Surgery, EarlyView.
This article reveals a 0.3% incidence of LPDT and highlights the importance of increased clinical awareness. Furthermore, appropriate management to optimize patient recovery and minimize long‐term complications. ABSTRACT Objective To investigate the incidence and treatment of cerebrospinal fluid leakage due to late presentation of dural tears (LPDT ...
Xiaoxiong Yang, Dazhao Tie, Rui Chen, Xin Chen, Yanbin Zhao, Hua Zhou, Yan Li, Lei Dang, Chuiguo Sun, Feifei Zhou   +9 more
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Spinal Fractures and Pseudoarthrosis Complicating Ankylosing Spondylitis: Mri Manifestation and Clinical Significance

, 2008
PURPOSE: To analyze magnetic resonance (MR) patterns of fractures and pseudoarthrosis of the ankylosing spondylitic spine, and related changes in the dura and adjacent soft tissue.
施庭芳;陳博光;李瑤華;許昭禹, SHIH, TIFFANY TING-FANG;CHEN, PO-QUANG;LI, YIU-WAH;HSU, CHAO-YU   +1 more
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Quality of life in patients with Ankylosing Spondylitis in Duhok government, Kurdistan of Iraq

Advanced Medical Journal
Background and objectives: Spondylarthritis is a broad spectrum of chronic inflammatory diseases, and one of its of phenotypes is ankylosing spondylitis.
Nahida Zuber Ali, Muhammed Tahir Rasool   +1 more
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A New Stage and Classification of Osteonecrosis of the Femoral Head Based on MRI With Pathophysiological Interpretation

Orthopaedic Surgery, EarlyView.
An MRI‐based classification system integrating fibrosis extent (F1–F3) and inflammatory bone marrow edema activity (E0–E3) was developed for osteonecrosis of the femoral head (ONFH). Increasing fibrosis and edema severity were associated with higher collapse risk, worse pain, and poorer hip function.
Mengran Shen, Hongxu Li, Haoyang Liu, Qihan Ma, Bailiang Wang, Liming Cheng, Jinhui Ma   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Bone Mineral Density Assessment in Ankylosing Spondylitis and Characteristics of Bone Turnover Parameters

, 2005
Ankylosing spondylitis, characterised with excessive new bone formation and calcification in spine and peripheral joints, causes osteoporosis which is a general component of inflammatory arthritis.
Banu Kuran, Füsun Şahin, Nurdan Kotevoğlu   +2 more
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