Ankylosing Spondylitis: Multimedia

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Further Reading

Keywords

AS, Marie-Strumpell disease, von Bechterew disease, rheumatoid spondylitis, seronegative spondyloarthropathy, reactive arthritis, psoriasis, juvenile-onset spondylitis, juvenile chronic arthritis, ulcerative colitis, Crohn disease, Crohn's disease, human leukocyte antigen B27, HLA-B27, spondylodiscitis, Andersson lesions, anulus fibrosus

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S Craig Humphreys, MD, Orthopedic Spine Surgeon, Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Center for Sports Medicine and Orthopedics
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Jason C Eck, DO, MS, Assistant Professor, Fellow in Orthopedic Spine Surgery, Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota
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