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Ankylosing spondylitis complicated by pseudoarthrosis and secondary spinal stenosis |
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| Authors: | Kenneth M Vitellas MD Joseph S Yu MD Mary Oehler MD |
| Institution: | (1) Department of Radiology, Ohio State University Medical Center, S-255 Rhodes Hall, 450 W. 10th Avenue, 43210 Columbus, OH |
| Abstract: | When a patient with longstanding ankylosis spondylitis presents with acute back pain, one should always consider the possibility of a pseudoarthrosis. Magnetic resonance imaging is important in the evaluation of this complication because of the association of spinal stenosis. |
| Keywords: | Imaging Magnetic resonance imaging Arthritis Ankylosing spondylitis Pseudoarthrosis Spinal stenosis |
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