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[Radiologic changes in the costovertebral and costotransverse joints and functional changes in the thoracic spine in
1Zavod za reumatske bolesti, fizikalnu medicinu i rehabilitaciju, Zagreb.
Abstract:
Radiological, morphological and functional changes of the thoracic spine together with costovertebral and costotransversal joint involvement were studied in patients with ankylosing spondylitis. While radiological changes were found in all patients, in 74% they were of inflammatory origin. Radiological abnormalities were more prominent in patients with a more severe clinical course and a relatively short duration of the disease. As many as 95% of patients exhibited functional impairment of the thoracic spine. No significant difference was observed between the duration of disease and functional impairment of the thoracic spine (t = 1.4, P > 0.05) but there was a highly significant correlation between radiological changes and functional impairment of the thoracic spine (r = 0.577, P < 0.001).