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Ankylosing spondylitis : symptoms, treatment and potential complications / Christine B. Boysen, editor.
- Format:
- Book
- Series:
- Muscular system--anatomy, functions, and injuries series.
- Muscular system--anatomy, functions and injuries
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Ankylosing spondylitis.
- Ankylosis.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (99 p.)
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Nova Biomedical, c2013.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Ankylosing spondylitis (AS) is a systemic inflammatory disease of unknown origin. In AS, spontaneous fusion of the sacroiliac joints and spine occurs due to chronic inflammation leading to initial back pain followed by generalized stiffness of the spine. In this book, the authors discuss the symptoms, treatment and potential complications of AS. Topics include osteoporosis and verterbral fractures in ankylosing spondylitis; efficacy of anti-IL-6 therapy for seronegative spondyloarthropathy; anterior uveitis in spondyloarthropathy; and management of spinal fractures in AS.
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 1-62618-362-7
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