Ankylosing Spondylitis

Peer-Reviewed Article

Ankylosing spondylitis is a type of inflammatory arthritis that affects the spine and sacroiliac joints and causes low back pain and progressive spinal stiffness.

$New bone formed as a result of calcification caused by ankylosing spondylitis is weak, and therefore more susceptible to stress fractures.$

Overview

Illustration of facet joint calcifications of the spine as a result of anklylosing spondylitis

Progression of Ankylosing Spondylitis in the Spine

Medical illustration of the posterior side of a skeleton

Development and Progression of Ankylosing Spondylitis

$New bone formed as a result of calcification caused by ankylosing spondylitis is weak, and therefore more susceptible to stress fractures.$

Ankylosing Spondylitis