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Ankylosing Spondylitis

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How long does AS progress for?
AS IS A PROGRESSIVE DISEASE AND OCCURS OVER A 15-25 YEAR PERIOD
What will the spine look like after the later stages of AS?
BAMBOO (BAMBOO SPINE)
Who is at a higher risk for getting ankylosing spondylitis?
*A PERSON BORN WITH A HISTOCOMPATIBILITY ANTIGEN (HLA B27)
*MEN ARE AT A HIGHER RISK THAN WOMEN
*ONSET IS TYPICALLY BETWEEN 20 AND 40 YEARS OF AGE
An injury is sustained to which structures during the progression of ankylosing spondylitis?
*SACROILAC JOINT
*INTERVERTEBRAL DISKS
*SPINE
*COSTOVERTEBRAL AND APOPHYSEAL JOINTS
*CONNECTIVE TISSUE
*LARGER PERIPHERAL JOINTS (HIPS, KNEES, SHOULDER)
Ankylosing spondylitis is AKA
MARIE-STRUMPELL DISEASE
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