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Bamboo spine in advanced ankylosing spondylitis (radiograph)

Plane radiograph of the lumbosacral spine in a man with advanced ankylosing spondylitis. Note the multiple bridging syndesmophytes, "rounded off" appearance of the vertebral bodies, and fused joints. (Contributed by Dr. Walter Carlini.)

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