Wednesday, February 24, 2010

Can spondylitis/potts disease(tuberculosis of the spine) be noticed on a x-ray


Can spondylitis/potts disease(tuberculosis of the spine) be noticed on a x-ray?
JoGgusto:. how do u know? are u a doctor?
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Spondylitis is an inflammation of the vertebral joints. It is one of the causes of backache and neck pain. As the spondylitis progresses, typical changes develop on X-ray pictures of the sacro-iliac joints and spine. The X-ray pictures show the bones gradually fusing together. However, these changes may take several years to become bad enough to be seen on X-ray pictures. # Pott's disease: An old term for tuberculosis of the spine that caused softening and collapse of the vertebrae, often resulting in kyphosis, a "hunchback" deformity, which was called "Pott's curvature." Spinal x-ray may not show early disease as 50% of bone mass must be lost for changes to be visible on x-ray. However, plain radiographs can show vertebral destruction and narrowed disc space



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