ankylosing spondylitis References Quizzes 44 Questions from Britannica’s Most Popular Health and Medicine Quizzes ankylosing spondylitis pathology Ask Anything Homework Help Also known as: Bechterew’s disease, Bekhterev spondylitis, Marie-Strümpell arthritis, deforming spondylitis(Show More) Written by The Information Architects of Encyclopaedia Britannica The Information Architects maintain a master list of the topics included in the corpus of Encyclopædia Britannica, and create and manage the relationships between them. The Information Architects of Encyclopaedia Britannica Britannica AI Ask Anything Learn about this topic in these articles: spondylitis…most widely occurring forms are ankylosing spondylitis, hypertrophic spondylitis, and tuberculous spondylitis. Read More…most widely occurring forms are ankylosing spondylitis, hypertrophic spondylitis, and tuberculous spondylitis. Read Morejoint disease/ Rheumatoid arthritis and allied disordersAnkylosing spondylitis, also known as Marie-Strümpell disease or Bechterew disease, affects some of the peripheral joints, such as the hip; but its principal location is in the spine and sacroiliac joints. In the spine the small synovial joints and the margins of the intervertebral disks… Read MoreAnkylosing spondylitis, also known as Marie-Strümpell disease or Bechterew disease, affects some of the peripheral joints, such as the hip; but its principal location is in the spine and sacroiliac joints. In the spine the small synovial joints and the margins of the intervertebral disks… Read Morearthritis/ SpondyloarthropathiesAnkylosing spondylitis is the most common type of spondyloarthropathy, affecting 0.1 to 0.2 percent of the population in the United States. In a region of Turkey, prevalence was found to be 0.25 percent, and in the United Kingdom prevalence is estimated to range from 0.1… Read MoreAnkylosing spondylitis is the most common type of spondyloarthropathy, affecting 0.1 to 0.2 percent of the population in the United States. In a region of Turkey, prevalence was found to be 0.25 percent, and in the United Kingdom prevalence is estimated to range from 0.1… Read More
