spondylitis

spon·dy·li·tis

S0658700 (spŏn′dl-ī′tĭs)n. Inflammation of the vertebrae.

[Greek spondulos, vertebra + -itis.]

spondylitis

(ˌspɒndɪˈlaɪtɪs) n (Pathology) inflammation of the vertebrae[C19: from New Latin, from Greek spondulos vertebra; see -itis]

spon•dy•li•tis

(ˌspɒn dlˈaɪ tɪs)

n. inflammation of the vertebrae. [1840–50; < Greek spóndyl(os) vertebra] spon`dy•lit′ic (-ˈɪt ɪk) adj.

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spondylitis - inflammation of a spinal joint; characterized by pain and stiffnessankylosing spondylitis, Marie-Strumpell disease, rheumatoid spondylitis - a chronic form of spondylitis primarily in males and marked by impaired mobility of the spine; sometimes leads to ankylosisinflammation, redness, rubor - a response of body tissues to injury or irritation; characterized by pain and swelling and redness and heat

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spondylitis

[‚spän·də′līd·əs] (medicine) Inflammation of the vertebrae. Also known as ankylosing spondylitis.

Spondylitis

a chronic inflammation of man affecting the vertebrae. Spondylitis is usually caused by tuberculosis; it may sometimes be caused by other infections, for example, by staphylococcal or syphilitic infections.

Tuberculous spondylitis primarily affects children under ten years of age, with the thoracic vertebrae being involved in 60 percent of cases. The causative agent is carried with the blood flow to the highly vascularized spongy substance of the bone of a vertebra. Penetrating the spongy substance, it stimulates the development of the tuberculous process. Trauma to the spine does not cause spondylitis, although it does help to exacerbate the disease and manifest the latent process. A tuberculous granuloma that forms in a vertebral body causes the gradual destruction of the bony substance of the vertebra. Purulent and necrotic masses descend along the spine, forming a wandering abscess that may burst and create fistulas.

Tuberculous spondylitis develops slowly. At first, bone changes may be detected only through roentgenologic examination. The spread of the process to the tissues near the spine produces pain that intensifies with movement. Increasing spinal deformity is the most common cause of humpbacks. Paralyses, pain along the course of the nerves, and sensory disturbances may result from the compression of the spinal cord or the roots of spinal nerves by deformed vertebral bodies.

Spondylitis caused by a pyogenic infection may progress very rapidly, being characterized by high temperatures and intoxication. The destruction of vertebral bodies is less extensive with this form than with tuberculous spondylitis.

Tuberculous spondylitis is prevented and treated in the same manner as tuberculosis. Prolonged immobilization of the spine in a special plaster bed is effective in the early stage of the disease. The purulent and necrotic masses may be removed surgically. Immobilization, surgery, and antibiotics are used to treat other forms of spondylitis.

REFERENCES

Krasnobaev, T. P. Kostno-sustavnoi tuberkulez u detei, 2nd ed. Moscow, 1950.
Chaklin, V. D. Ortopediia, books 1–2. Moscow, 1957.
Kornev, P. G. Klinika i lécheme kostno-sustavnogo tuberkuleza. Moscow, 1959.
Mnogotomnoe rukovodstvo po ortopedii i travmatologii, vol. 1. Moscow, 1967.

spondylitis

[spon″dĭ-li´tis] inflammation of the vertebrae, usually a serious and chronic disorder. It may be associated with tuberculosis of the bones, in which case it is called pott's disease. The vertebrae become eroded and collapse, causing kyphosis. Spondylitis may also be associated with other infectious diseases, such as brucellosis, in which the intervertebral disks and the vertebrae are affected and sometimes destroyed; this is one cause of spondylitis" >ankylosing spondylitis, a particularly serious variety.ankylosing spondylitis (Bekhterev's spondylitis) a form of arthritis" >rheumatoid arthritis that affects the spine, characterized by inflammation of the facet joints and inflammatory changes of the stabilizing ligaments of the spine (enthesopathy). It affects males almost exclusively. There is stiffening of spinal joints and ligaments, so that movement becomes increasingly painful and difficult. When it runs its full course, it results in bony ankylosis of the vertebral joints, which may extend to the ribs and limit the flexibility of the rib cage, so that breathing is impaired. Called also Marie-Strümpell disease or spondylitis and rheumatoid spondylitis.

Typical posture of patient with ankylosing spondylitis. From Copstead and Banasik, 2000.Kümmell's spondylitis Kümmell's disease.Marie-Strümpell spondylitis ankylosing spondylitis.post-traumatic spondylitis Kümmell's disease.rheumatoid spondylitis ankylosing spondylitis.

spon·dy·li·tis

(spon-di-lī'tis), Inflammation of one or more of the vertebrae. [spondyl- + G. -itis, inflammation]

spondylitis

(spŏn′dl-ī′tĭs)n. Inflammation of the vertebrae.

spondylitis

Orthopedics Inflammation of one or more vertebrae. See Ankylosing spondylitis.

spon·dy·li·tis

(spon'di-lī'tis) Inflammation of one or more vertebrae. [G. spondylos, vertebrae + G. -itis, inflammation]

spondylitis

Inflammation of any of the joints between the VERTEBRAE of the spine. This may occur in OSTEOARTHRITIS, RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS, or, more specifically, in ANKYLOSING SPONDYLITIS.

Spondylitis

An inflammation of the spine.Mentioned in: Ankylosing Spondylitis

Patient discussion about spondylitis

Q. Is ankylosing spondylitis genetically inherited? A. It is known today that ankylosing spondylitis (spondyloarthritis) has a very strong genetic connection. It is not a disease inhertited by a single gene that is dominant, but certainly there is genetic predisposition in families (and a more detailed information- about 90% of the patients express the HLA-B27 genotype).

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