Erosive spondylopathy

Seven patients with chronic dorsolumbar pain, stiffness and some restriction of spinal movements are described. Multiple lesions of the vertebral bodies were present. The lesions occurred at various levels and all had similar radiological characteristics, often returning to normal after several year...

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Published in:Annals of the rheumatic diseases 1980-10, Vol.39 (5), p.462-468
Main Authors: Courtois, C, Fallet, G H, Vischer, T L, Wettstein, P
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Back Pain - physiopathology
Diagnosis, Differential
Female
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Movement
Radiography
Sacroiliac Joint - diagnostic imaging
Spinal Diseases - diagnostic imaging
Spinal Diseases - pathology
Spinal Diseases - physiopathology
Spine - diagnostic imaging
Spondylitis, Ankylosing - diagnosis
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Summary:Seven patients with chronic dorsolumbar pain, stiffness and some restriction of spinal movements are described. Multiple lesions of the vertebral bodies were present. The lesions occurred at various levels and all had similar radiological characteristics, often returning to normal after several years. Vertebral changes of this type may be seen in patients with ankylosing spondylitis but for a variety of cogent reasons presented in this report our patients did not readily fall into this diagnostic group. The aetiology of these vertebral lesions is unknown but available evidence indicates that they should not be attributed to an infectious or neoplastic process.
ISSN:0003-4967
1468-2060
DOI:10.1136/ard.39.5.462