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- Title
Consensus of Chinese Orthopaedic Experts on Diagnosis and Treatment of Ankylosing Spondylitis.
- Authors
Shen, Bin; Shi, Zhan‐jun; Lv, Hou‐shan; Xu, Jian‐zhong; Yan, Shi‐gui; Zhang, Ke; Li, Zi‐rong; Yang, Qing‐ming; Yang, Hui‐lin; Zhou, Yong‐gang; Zhao, Yu; Weng, Xi‐sheng; Yuan, Wen; Hu, Yong‐cheng; Pei, Fu‐xing; Qiu, Gui‐xing
- Abstract
The article focuses on the diagnosis and treatment of ankylosing spondylitis (AS). It states that AS is a connective tissue disease which affects the paraspinal soft tissue,sacroiliac, spinal and peripheral joints, wherein patients may feel joint stiffness and spinal deformity. It also mentions the non-surgical treatments of AS include education of patient and prevention. while surgical treatments aim to improve the function of the deform part and pain relief.
- Subjects
ANKYLOSING spondylitis treatment; TISSUES; PATIENT education; PREVENTIVE medicine; SURGICAL therapeutics; HUMAN abnormalities; SURGERY; DISEASES
- Publication
Orthopaedic Surgery, 2013, Vol 5, Issue 1, p1
- ISSN
1757-7853
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1111/os.12016