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© 1983 All rights reserved

The Enthesopathy of Ankylosing Spondylitis

John Ball


  Abstract

The enthesopathic lesion of ankylosing spondylitis consists of a nonspecific, nongranulomatous inflammatory lesion which leads to destruction of the attachment of ligament to bone. Resulting erosion leads to reactive bone formation which may form a new enthesis and around the outer fibres of the annulus may lead to syndesmophyte formation.

What determines the distribution of the enthesopathy and ankylosis is not known.

KEY WORDS: Ankylosing spondylitis, Enthesopathy, Syndesmophyte formation


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