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JAMA: The Journal of the American Medical Association, 1977
Ankylosing spondylitis occurs chiefly in young men and affects principally the sacroiliac, apophyseal, and costovertebral joints. Physical findings may be minimal, and special tests may be necessary to find objective evidence of the disease. HLA-B27 histocompatibility antigen is present in 90% to 95% of patients.
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Ankylosing spondylitis occurs chiefly in young men and affects principally the sacroiliac, apophyseal, and costovertebral joints. Physical findings may be minimal, and special tests may be necessary to find objective evidence of the disease. HLA-B27 histocompatibility antigen is present in 90% to 95% of patients.
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Nursing Standard, 2006
This article provides an overview of ankylosing spondylitis, a chronic condition characterised by abnormal ossification and ankylosis affecting the spine and sacro-iliac joints. It explores the needs of patients with the condition and identifies pharmacological and non-pharmacological approaches to disease management.
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This article provides an overview of ankylosing spondylitis, a chronic condition characterised by abnormal ossification and ankylosis affecting the spine and sacro-iliac joints. It explores the needs of patients with the condition and identifies pharmacological and non-pharmacological approaches to disease management.
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Disability in ankylosing spondylitis
Disability and Rehabilitation, 1999This study was designed to examine the functional loss in ankylosing spondylitis and explore the relationship between disability and various factors such as age, disease duration, disease activity, spinal mobility, chest expansion, peripheral joint involvement, radiological changes, and psychosocial well-being.Forty-two patients were included in this ...
M, Dalyan +4 more
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Osteoporosis in Ankylosing Spondylitis
Current Rheumatology Reports, 2010Osteoporosis (OP) is a frequent complication of ankylosing spondylitis (AS), even in early stages of the disease, and is associated with elevated levels of biochemical markers of bone turnover, proinflammatory cytokines, and acute-phase reactants. This suggests that systemic inflammatory mediators, such as interleukin-6 and tumor necrosis factor-alpha,
Marina, Magrey, Muhammad Asim, Khan
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Rehabilitation in ankylosing spondylitis
Current Opinion in Rheumatology, 2008Medical therapy of ankylosing spondylitis has improved dramatically with the advent of anti-tumor necrosis factor therapy, but nonpharmacologic therapies have long been employed to treat the condition. The purpose of this review is to summarize the most recent data to assess the role of exercise and nonpharmacologic therapies in ankylosing spondylitis ...
Francine Ton, Nghiem +1 more
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Naproxen in Ankylosing Spondylitis
Scandinavian Journal of Rheumatology, 1973Naproxen in a daily dose of 500 mg has been prescribed for 23 men with radiographically confirmed ankylosing spondylitis in whom symptoms started before the age of 30. Twenty-three have completed one month and 14 have completed 3 months of treatment. One patient deteriorated but the other 22 found naproxen equal or superior to previous therapy.
H F, Hill, A G, Hill
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Osteoporosis and ankylosing spondylitis
Joint Bone Spine, 2004Ankylosing spondylitis is a chronic inflammatory joint disease in which inflammation of the entheses gradually causes local ossification and ankylosis. Diffuse osteoporosis responsible for bone fragility is another feature established by recent data.
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Management of Ankylosing Spondylitis
Drugs, 1974Ankylosing spondylitis is a chronic progressive form of arthritis distinguished by involvement of the sacroiliac joints, the spinal apophyseal joints, and the paravertebral soft tissues. Although not a common disorder, ankylosing spondylitis is a clinically important one in that it predominantly affects young males at the prime of their life and at the
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Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research, 1964
J, Edeiken, A, DePalma, P J, Hodes
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J, Edeiken, A, DePalma, P J, Hodes
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