PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - J T Gran
AU  - G Husby
AU  - M Hordvik
AU  - J Størmer
AU  - O Romberg-Andersen
TI  - Radiological changes in men and women with ankylosing spondylitis.
AID  - 10.1136/ard.43.4.570
DP  - 1984 Aug 01
TA  - Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases
PG  - 570--575
VI  - 43
IP  - 4
4099  - http://ard.bmj.com/content/43/4/570.short
4100  - http://ard.bmj.com/content/43/4/570.full
SO  - Ann Rheum Dis1984 Aug 01; 43
AB  - The radiographic changes of ankylosing spondylitis were studied in 50 females and 82 males. There was a tendency for the males to have more severe arthritic changes in the sacroiliac joints than the females, but the difference did not reach statistical significance. Males significantly more often had radiological involvement of the lumbar spine. More restricted lumbar mobility, total spinal flexion, and chest expansion were found in males with x-ray changes in the lumbar spine than in males without such features. No such significant difference could be found in females. These findings may indicate a less severe disease as judged roentgenologically in females than in males. The correlations between restriction of chest and spinal mobility and x-ray changes were stronger in males.