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Ankylosis

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This is the pathological stiffening of a joint by fibrosis, or by the fusion of the separate bones. (Surgical fusion of a joint is termed arthrodesis). It may follow

  • acute suppurative arthritis
  • tuberculous arthritis

Ankylosis of the spine and sacroiliac joints, with variable involvement of peripheral joints, is characteristic of ankylosing spondylitis.


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