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6d ago

Bamboo spine

Bamboo spine is the name given to this image on xray @evfan@feddit.uk

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What are we looking at? (I get it's the spine, but what makes the image look the way it does?)
- Akylosing Spondylitis. Im trying to follow those that replied to this thread. Seems a basic function but I cant see a follow button on Lemmy! can anyone tell me how to follow others?
  
  Thanks.
  I've read a little about A.S., but had no idea what it looked like.
  I too have no idea how to follow someone.
- I can answer this one due to first hand experience - it’s a condition caused by axial spondyloarthritis which is an autoimmune disease that attacks joints, in this case in the spine. Inflammation of joints leads to creation of osteophytes - bony projections that accumulate at the edges of vertebra that can form a bridge and fuse together. It is postulated that there’s a genetic component to this process because there are people who have inflammation but no excess of osteophytes without a solid reason but to be honest there are a lot of unknowns about this disease.
  No idea why OP posted it though.
  
  Sorry to hear you have first hand experience, was any treatment effective? The point of posting was a test, to see if some medical education can be done over fediverse. Still exploring what these sites can do

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