spondylitis/비만증

OBJECTIVE This study was an investigation of effects of pre-obesity on clinical characteristics and quality of life in patients with ankylosing spondylitis (AS). METHODS Total of 28 AS patients and 30 age- and sex-matched healthy controls were included in the study. Patients and controls with any

OBJECTIVE Obesity can be a factor that affects response to anti-TNF drugs. However, studies on patients with ankylosing spondylitis (AS) are rare. We aimed to determine whether obesity affects serum levels of adalimumab (ADL), and immunogenicity and clinical efficacy of the drug in patients with

Aim: To investigate total and central obesity in ankylosing spondylitis (AS), and assess the association with inflammation, disease severity and cardiovascular risk factors. Methods:

The authors describe 2 cases of intraoperative thoracic vertebral body extension fractures in morbidly obese patients with ankylosing spondylitis (AS), undergoing total hip arthroplasty, with resultant acute traumatic paraplegia. The pathophysiology with regard to the surgical positioning and the

Intubating laryngeal mask airways can be used to provide continuous ventilation throughout intubation. This is a case of a morbidly obese (body mass index = 58) 65-year-old woman with T10 and T11 compression fractures. Optimal positioning for airway management was hindered by her unstable spine,

OBJECTIVE Analysis of standard and new risk factors (RF) to develop cardiovascular diseases (CVD) in patients with ankylosing spondylitis (AS). METHODS Examination of 96 patients with a documented diagnosis of AS has detected symptoms of CVD (arterial hypertension--AH, ischemic heart disease -IHD)

278 patients with ankylosing spondylitis have been studied in order to find a basis for prognosis by setting a mobility function index of the vertebral column. This index does not depend on manifestation age or on the blood sedimentation rate. It increases with progression of x-ray findings. A

Even though a growing number of studies have found that patients with ankylosing spondylitis (AS) suffer from sexual problems, only very few studies have specifically addressed the relationship between AS and ED. Using a population-based data set, this case-control study aimed to examine the

BACKGROUND Ankylosing spondylitis (AS) is an autoimmune inflammatory arthritis causing ossifications and rigidity of the spinal column. Patients with AS have a high incidence of spinal fractures, especially in the cervical spine, with a high rate of epidural hematomas. These have hazardous

Objective: the aim of our systematic review and meta-analysis was to investigate whether overweight/obesity are associated with higher disease activity measures in axial spondyloarthritis (axSpA) patients.