Ankylosing Spondylitis Collection

Spine in ankylosing spondylitis, X-ray
Spine in ankylosing spondylitis. Coloured X-ray of a section through the thoracic spine of a 74-year-old male patient with ankylosing spondylitis

Normal spinal posture, artwork
Normal spinal posture. Artwork of a man standing in an upright posture with normal spinal alignment. The bones (vertebrae) of the spine are shown

Spinal disorder onset, artwork
Spinal disorder onset. Artwork of a man standing in a hunched posture demonstrating the onset of deteriorating spinal alignment

Spinal disorder, artwork
Spinal disorder. Artwork of a man standing in a markedly hunched posture demonstrating the onset of deteriorating spinal alignment

Fused knee joint, X-ray
Fused knee joint. Coloured X-ray of a knee joint showing fusion of the bones. The femur (thigh bone, top) is touching the tibia (shin bone, lower right), and the bones have grown together

Ankylosing spondylitis X-ray
Ankylosing spondylitis. Coloured X-ray of the spine of a patient with ankylosing spondylitis, a form of arthritis. This is the lumbar region in the lower back

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Ankylosing Spondylitis: A Silent Sculptor of the Spine (Vladimir Bekhterev, 1857-1927, Soviet physiologist, would understand). This spinal disorder, characterized by new bone formation, alters the normal spinal posture as seen in artwork. Early onset often presents with a subtle spinal disorder in X-rays. Over time, the spine's fusion, as depicted in these ankylosing spondylitis X-rays, can lead to a rigid, inflexible spine and fused knee joints, as evidenced by these X-rays. The once mobile spine, now a work of art frozen in time, is a testament to the disease's relentless progression.