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Current radiodiagnostic concept of ankylosing spondylitis

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Nine radiodiagnostic rules are drawn from the X-rays of 2125 ankylosing spondylitis patients. The significance of early diagnosis of the ‘multicolored’ sacroiliac X-ray is looked onto; the syndesmophyte, squaring-phenomenon, barrel-shaped vertebra, Romanus and Andersson lesions, and the ossification of ligaments are discussed. The changes at the apophyseal and the costovertebral joints, unimportant for early diagnosis, are explored.

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Dihlmann, W. Current radiodiagnostic concept of ankylosing spondylitis. Skeletal Radiol. 4, 179–188 (1979). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00347211

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