Functional motor defi cit in ankylosing spondylitis: value of disease activity and radiological changes

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Departamentul Medicină Internă, IP USMF Nicolae Testemiţanu, Al III-lea Congres al medicilor interniști din Republica Moldova cu participare internațională 24–25 octombrie 2017 Chișinău, Republica MoldovaOne of the major outcomes in chronic rheumatological diseases is the imparment of physical function. One of the major purposes of treatment is to improve the physical function and mantain it at an acceptable level. The purpose of the study is to research the relationship between disease activity, radiological lesions and physical function in patients with ankylosing spondilitis (AS). The importance of the study results from the effi ciency of TNF-α blocking agents in controlling the signs and symptoms in AS while failing to control the progression of morphological lesions

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