U.C.L.A. Rheumatology Pathophysiology of Disease Course Lecture,
Second Year Medical School 1997
Salient Features Page 83
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Ankylosing Spondylitis
Unlike rheumatoid arthritis, Ankylosing spondylitis almost always attacks the axial joints of the throacic lumbar spine. In the most severe form, the entire spine become fused into a single structure termed the bamboo spine.
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