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Informationen zum Autor Dr Stefan Siebert is a Clinical Senior Lecturer in Rheumatology at the Institute of Infection, Immunity and Inflammation, University of Glasgow and an Honorary Consultant Rheumatogist at the Glasgow Royal Infirmary. He has previously held positions at Swansea University and Cardiff University, and is the Lead for the Glasgow/West of Scotland Spondylarthritis clinical research programme.Dr Raj Sengupta is a Consultant Rheumatologist at the Royal National Hospital for Rheumatic Diseases in Bath, where he is also the Director of Research and Clinical Development. He is also the Co Chairman of the BSR special interest group for spondylarthritis.Dr Alexander Tsoukas is currently practicing at the Montreal General Hospital and is affiliated with McGill University. He undertook rheumatology fellowships at both McGill University and the University of Glasgow. Klappentext A practical pocketbook for the nonspecialist practitioner, Axial Spondyloarthritis is the essential guide to the commonest inflammatory arthritis affecting the spine. Focusing on the practical implications of developments in classification, diagnosis, and treatment, this easily accessible text fully covers the broader spectrum of this condition. Zusammenfassung A practical pocketbook for the nonspecialist practitioner, Axial Spondyloarthritis is the essential guide to the commonest inflammatory arthritis affecting the spine. Focusing on the practical implications of developments in classification, diagnosis, and treatment, this easily accessible text fully covers the broader spectrum of this condition. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1: What are ankylosing spondylitis and axial spondyloarthritis? 2: A brief history of ankylosing spondylitis 3: The epidemiology of ankylosing spondylitis, axial spondyloarthritis and back pain 4: The genetics of axial spondyloarthritis 5: The pathophysiology and immunology of axial spondylitis 6: Inflammatory back pain 7: Peripheral musculoskeletal involvement in axial Spondyloarthritis 8: Extra-articular manifestations of axial spondyloarthritis 9: Complications of axial spondyloarthritis 10: The impact and cost of axial spondyloarthritis 11: Imaging in axial spondyloarthritis 12: Classification criteria in spondyloarthritis 13: Assessment and monitoring outcomes in axial spondyloarthritis 14: Non-pharmacological treatment of axial spondyloarthritis 15: Drug treatment for axial spondyloarthritis 16: The current and future outlook for patients with axial spondyloarthritis ...
