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ankylosing spondylosis, and extensive degenerative changes in the lumbar spine—should be determined, because a stiff spine places patients at increased

ankylosing spondylitis, psoriatic arthritis, or all SLE for whom antirheumatic therapy was withheld before undergoing total joint arthroplasty, antirheumatic therapy

Ankylosing spondylitis (AS) presents with inflammation of the sacroiliac joints and can involve both hips or knees, with up to one-third

ankylosed lumbar spine and no pelvic mobility. • Fig. 30.3 Musculoskeletal Infection Society (MSIS) criteria for the diagnosis of periprosthetic joint

Ankylosing spondylitis • Multiple sclerosis ↑ Osteoclastic activity ↓ Bone formation Drugs with CNS action • Antidepressants • Anticonvulsants ↑ Bone remodeling ↑ Vitamin D metabolism Drugs