Ankylosing Spondylitis, Axial spondyloarthritis and related conditions.
Axial spondyloarthritis is a classification that includes Ankylosing Spondylitis but also includes a similar condition that does not have the charachteristic bamboo spine presentation on X-Ray imaging. The bamboo like image is from one vertera forming bony bridges (fusing) with its adjacent vertebra along the ligaments between vertebrae, especially the outer fibres of the disc [...]