Ankylosing spondylitis hip abnormal CT scan

To sum up of ankylosing spondylitis (AS) in the hip joint abnormalities, the CT features of a hip symptoms of AS patients had hip axial CT slice thickness 3 mm continuous scanning. All cases are found in the hip joint space narrowing, according to radiology Index (BASRI) hip-grade, 69% of the 3,4-class joints have more serious changes related to changes in other sections of cystic degeneration of cartilage (90.5%) , the characteristics of the femoral neck \ collar kind \ bone changes, osteoporosis, such as swelling of the joint capsule. AS the results of the surface anomaly in hip CT have a certain characteristic manifestations, and the sacroiliac joints at the same time there are changes, the correct diagnosis can be made.