Ankylosing Spondylitis, Orthopedic Perspective (cont.)

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Medical Author:

Jason C. Eck, DO, MS

Dr. Eck received a Bachelor of Science degree from the Catholic University of America in Biomedical Engineering, followed by a Master of Science degree in Biomedical Engineering from Marquette University. Following this he worked as a research engineer

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Medical Editor:

Melissa Conrad Stöppler, MD, Chief Medical Editor

Melissa Conrad Stöppler, MD, is a U.S. board-certified Anatomic Pathologist with subspecialty training in the fields of Experimental and Molecular Pathology. Dr. Stöppler's educational background includes a BA with Highest Distinction from the University of Virginia and an MD from the University of North Carolina. She completed residency training in Anatomic Pathology at Georgetown University followed by subspecialty fellowship training in molecular diagnostics and experimental pathology.

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Media file 1: Person with ankylosing spondylitis affecting the cervical (neck) and upper thoracic spine. The person's spine has been fused in a flexed position.

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Media file 2: Back view of a person with ankylosing spondylitis affecting the cervical (neck) and upper thoracic spine. The person's spine has been fused spontaneously in a flexed position.

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Media file 3: X-ray film of the sacroiliac joint of a person with ankylosing spondylitis.

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Media file 4: X-ray film of the spine of a person with ankylosing spondylitis. Ossification (bone formation) of the annulus fibrosis (outer ring of the intervertebral disk) has led to fusion of the spine with abnormal curvature.

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Media file 5: X-ray film of the spine of a person with ankylosing spondylitis. Ossification (bone formation) of the annulus fibrosis (outer ring of the intervertebral disk) and squaring of the vertebral bodies have occurred.

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Media file 6: X-ray film of the spine of a person with ankylosing spondylitis.

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Media file 7: X-ray films of a person with ankylosing spondylitis.

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Media file 8: X-ray films of a hand and an arm of a person with ankylosing spondylitis. Fusion of the joint spaces and deformity have occurred.

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Media file 9: MRI of the spine of a person with ankylosing spondylitis. Degenerative disk disease and bridging osteophytes (bone spurs) have occurred.