Naslov
Radiological changes of the symphysis in ankylosing spondylitis

Autori
Jajić, Zrinka ; Jajić, Ivo ; Grazio, Simeon

Izvornik
Acta radiologica (0284-1851) 41 (2000), 4; 307-309

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Radovi u časopisima, članak, znanstveni

Ključne riječi
Pelvis; Ankylosing Spondylitis; Symphysis; Radiography

Sažetak
Purpose was to evaluate the symphyseal changes in patients with ankylosing spondylitis. Radiological-morphological changes of the symphysis were studied in 68 patients (66 men, 2 women) with ankylosing spondylitis whose age ranged from 21 to 75 years. The duration of the disease was from 2 to 50 years. Changes in the symphysis were found in 16 patients (23.5%) and were less prominent than findings in the sacroiliac joints. We classified these changes into four stages: minimal changes, apparent destruction, reparation and ankylosis. The third and the fourth stages of the changes in the symphsis were found more frequently in patients who suffered from the disease for more than 15 years. Radiological evaluation of symphyseal changes can be helpful in the evaluation of disease progression as well as in establishing a differential diagnosis.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

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