Ankylosing Spondylitis: Diagnosis and Management

# Detailing current treatment options and clinical essentials, this reference discussesclinical aspects of AS
# options including physiotherapy, spa-exercise therapy, drug therapy and biologicals for the treatment of AS
# biomechanical aspects considering posture and balance in AS
# anaesthetic considerations for the AS patient
# image-based planning and computer-assisted surgery in AS
# spinal osteotomy and joint replacement in AS
# research avenues that many impact the future care of AS patients


The first and only interdisciplinary guide dedicated to the subject, this reference leads readers through the pathogenic, genetic, clinical, and biomechanical aspects of ankylosing spondylitis (AS) and addresses issues related to outcomes assessment, medical treatment, surgical complications, disease management, and genetics.