spondylitis deformans

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Arthritis and osteitis deformans involving the spinal column, marked by nodular deposits at the edges of the intervertebral disks, by ossification of the ligaments, and by bony ankylosis of the intervertebral articulations, resulting in a rounded kyphosis with rigidity.Bechterew's disease Strümpell's disease

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Words nearby spondylitis deformans

spondulicks, spondulix, spondylalgia, spondylarthritis, spondylitis, spondylitis deformans, spondylo-, spondyloepiphysial dysplasia, spondylolisthesis, spondylolisthetic pelvis, spondylolysis

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This connection between trauma and arthritis deformans led Arbuthnot Lane to apply to it the term traumatic or trade arthritis.
Manual of Surgery|Alexis Thomson and Alexander Miles
In hallux valgus, the metatarso-phalangeal joint of the great toe undergoes changes characteristic of arthritis deformans.
Manual of Surgery|Alexis Thomson and Alexander Miles
The third type of arthritis deformans is the chronic slow running type which involves many joints before the process is complete.
Psychotherapy|James J. Walsh
Arthritis deformans was supposed to be connected with rheumatism or with gout, or perhaps to be due to a combination of the two.
Psychotherapy|James J. Walsh

Tinkering with the diet has never been known to do any good for arthritis deformans and often does harm.
Psychotherapy|James J. Walsh