“Bamboo spine” is a potential complication of ankylosing spondylitis (AS), a chronic inflammatory condition. People with bamboo spine have backbones that have fused, forming one long bone. The ...

Ankylosing spondylitis (AS) is a chronic form of arthritis that can lead to a complication known as “bamboo spine”. This results in widespread fusing of the bones in the spine. Bamboo spine is ...

Bamboo Spine: Too Late for Dad, Not for Daughter. Steve and Kate Haskew have ankylosing spondylitis but her prognosis is hopeful. By ABC News. March 7, 2011, 8:30 PM.

In severe cases, it can eventually cause complete fusion and rigidity of the spine, called "Bamboo spine". It tends to first develop in teenagers and young adults with most cases first starting in ...

Ankylosing Spondylitis, commonly known as Bamboo Spine, is a form of rheumatic arthritis associated with long-term inflammation of the joints in the spine. February 3, 2025 e-Paper.

As this progresses into “bamboo spine”, patients can lose mobility in their back. However, earlier diagnosis and aggressive treatment of AS can help prevent or delay this.

Rare ‘bamboo spine’ disease made 35-year-old completely rigid for a DECADE. The woman suffers from a genetic condition that turns her back rigid. ANDREA DOWNEY; Published: 12:09, 19 Jan 2017; ...

Global Hospitals performs minimal access spine surgery: Our Bureau, Mumbai Thursday, May 28, 2015, 17:00 Hrs [IST] Global Hospitals Mumbai, one of the fastest growing chains of tertiary care, ...

New Delhi: An octogenarian suffering from ankylosing spondylitis - also known as bamboo spine - has got a new lease of life after a successful minimal access spine surgery at a private hospital ...

A team of doctors at a city hospital here have performed minimal access spine surgery on an 82-year -old 'Ankylosing Spondylitis' patient by implanting 14 screws in his spinal cord.