{"id":3105,"date":"2022-08-22T10:50:00","date_gmt":"2022-08-22T02:50:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hkerdr.com\/%e5%bc%b7%e7%9b%b4%e6%80%a7%e8%84%8a%e6%a4%8e%e7%82%8e\/"},"modified":"2022-10-11T20:27:31","modified_gmt":"2022-10-11T12:27:31","slug":"ankylosing-spondylitis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/umghk.com\/en\/ankylosing-spondylitis\/","title":{"rendered":"Ankylosing Spondylitis"},"content":{"rendered":"

Ankylosing spondylitis (AS) is a chronic inflammatory joint disease that can gradually affect the joints and ligaments of the spine, as well as other parts of the body. Classically, the primary site of involvement is both sides of the sacroiliac (SI) joints which then ascends the spine into the thoracolumbar region, rib articulations and the cervical spine. Fusion of the bones and ossification of ligaments in the spine generally leads to the loss of the natural curvature of the spine (becoming more hunched), and its mobility \u2013 this is also usually accompanied with pain due to inflammation. While AS commonly affects the axial skeleton, it is also known to affect the appendicular skeleton in approximately one-third of patients with AS, such as the knees and hips (arthritis), and Achilles tendon (enthesitis).<\/p>\n

Meaning: <\/b>\u2018Ankylosis\u2019 means the abnormal stiffening and reduction of mobility of a joint due to fusion of the bones. \u2018Spondylitis\u2019 can be better understood as the inflammation of the vertebrae (spinal bones).<\/p>\n<\/div>