| Literature DB >> 6652394 |
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.Entities:
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Year: 1983 PMID: 6652394 DOI: 10.1093/rheumatology/xxii.suppl_2.25
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Br J Rheumatol ISSN: 0263-7103