14 research outputs found
PROJECT OF WORKING CLASSIFICATION OF ANKYLOSING SPONDILYTIS
The project of working classification of ankylosing spondylitis is described. New concepts for this disease [e.g., stages of disease (rather than stages of sacroiliitis), extra-axial and extraskeletal manifestations] are proposed and comprehensively interpreted. The main complications of the disease are described. Recommendations for diagnostic formulation are presented