Subluxation of the sacroiliac joints in a black female with ankylosing spondylitis
Inman, R.D.; Mani, V.J.
Journal of Rheumatology 6(3): 300-304
1979
ISSN/ISBN: 0315-162X PMID: 490524 Document Number: 144973
A 55-year-old black female with ankylosing spondylitis (AS) is described. The patient had a severe flexion attitude secondary to a rotational subluxation at the sacroiliac joints with subsequent bony ankylosis. The sacroiliac abnormality has not been reported in AS patients. Sacroiliac joint laxity during multiple pregnancies might have contributed to the subluxation. The importance of this anatomic site in evaluating the surgical correction of the postural deformities of AS is stressed.