Ankylosing Spondylitis

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What is Ankylosing Spondylitis?

Ankylosing spondylitis is a long-term disease that causes inflammation of the joints between the spinal bones and the joints between the spine and the pelvis. It eventually causes the affected spinal bones to join together.

See also: Arthritis

Alternative Names:

Rheumatoid spondylitis; Spondylitis; Spondylarthropathy

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