Lumbar stiffness but not thoracic radiographic changes relate to alteration of lung function tests in ankylosing spondylitis

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dc.contributor.authorCerrahoglu L.
dc.contributor.authorUnlu Z.
dc.contributor.authorCan M.
dc.contributor.authorGoktan C.
dc.contributor.authorCelik P.
dc.date.accessioned2024-07-22T08:25:14Z
dc.date.available2024-07-22T08:25:14Z
dc.date.issued2002
dc.description.abstractInvolvement of the costovertebral (CV) and costotransverse (CT) as well as the sacroiliac (SI) joints is known to occur in patients with ankylosing spondylitis (AS). The functional significance of these changes is not clear. We have performed clinical and radiological evaluations and assessed the effect of joint involvement on pulmonary function. We detected radiologic evidence of involvement of the CV joint in 80% of patients and of the CT joint in 60 %. We found a direct relation between the severity of CV, CT and SI joint affliction, and the severity of CV and SI joints were related to time of evolution of the disease. Pulmonary function tests revealed neither restrictive nor obstructive defects. No relation was found between pulmonary function and CV and CT joint affliction. Patients with stiffer spines had a tendency to have pulmonary function tests within the lower limit of the normal range. In patients with AS diaphragmatic breathing might compensate the chest respiration to some extent.
dc.identifier.DOI-ID10.1007/s100670200073
dc.identifier.issn07703198
dc.identifier.urihttp://akademikarsiv.cbu.edu.tr:4000/handle/123456789/20331
dc.language.isoEnglish
dc.subjectAdult
dc.subjectArthrography
dc.subjectFemale
dc.subjectHumans
dc.subjectLumbosacral Region
dc.subjectLung Diseases
dc.subjectMale
dc.subjectMiddle Aged
dc.subjectPliability
dc.subjectRadiography, Thoracic
dc.subjectRange of Motion, Articular
dc.subjectRespiratory Function Tests
dc.subjectRibs
dc.subjectSacroiliac Joint
dc.subjectSpondylitis, Ankylosing
dc.subjectTomography, X-Ray Computed
dc.subjectadult
dc.subjectankylosing spondylitis
dc.subjectarthropathy
dc.subjectarticle
dc.subjectbreathing
dc.subjectclinical article
dc.subjectcontrolled study
dc.subjectdiaphragm movement
dc.subjectdisease course
dc.subjectdisease severity
dc.subjectfemale
dc.subjecthuman
dc.subjectjoint stiffness
dc.subjectlumbar spine
dc.subjectlung function
dc.subjectlung function test
dc.subjectmale
dc.subjectpriority journal
dc.subjectsacroiliac joint
dc.subjectspine radiography
dc.subjectthoracic spine
dc.titleLumbar stiffness but not thoracic radiographic changes relate to alteration of lung function tests in ankylosing spondylitis
dc.typeArticle

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