The Enthesopathy of Ankylosing Spondylitis
- 1 January 1983
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in Rheumatology
- Vol. XXII (suppl 2) , 25-28
- https://doi.org/10.1093/rheumatology/xxii.suppl_2.25
Abstract
The enthesopathic lesion of ankylosing spondylitis consists of a nonspecific, nongranulomatous inflammatory lesion which leads to destruction of the attachment of ligament to bone. Resulting erosion leads to reactive bone formation which may form a new enthesis and around the outer fibres of the annulus may lead to syndesmophyte formation. What determines the distribution of the enthesopathy and ankylosis is not known.Keywords
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