Lumbar Spine Pathology Anylosing Spondylitis Syndesmophytes rheumatologist videos

Lumbar Spine Pathology Anylosing Spondylitis Syndesmophytes rheumatologist videos. Shows the progression of calcification of the soft tissues up the spine to form syndesmophytes and a 'bamboo' spine in ankylosing spondylitis. rheumatologist videos . The spinal inflammation of ankylosing spondylitis starts in the lumbar or thoracolumbar spine and progresses upwards in a continuous fashion. Inflammation of the attachment points of the outer layers of the inter-vertebral disc’s annulus fibrosus leads to erosion of the adjacent bone This results in a loss of the normal concave contour of the anterior surface of the vertebral bodies, and gives them a squared appearance. Once the inflammation settles, bone formation, known as calcification or ossification, of the outer annulus fibrosus occurs, producing a bony bridge called a syndesmophyte. Over time these bony bridges extend anteriorly. Lumbar Spine Pathology Anylosing Spondylitis Syndesmophytes rheumatologist videos.