RHEUMATOID SPONDYLITIS: MANIFESTATIONS AND MANAGEMENT
Authors: A M LEFKOVITS, J R THOMAS
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1958)

Article1 July 1958RHEUMATOID SPONDYLITIS: MANIFESTATIONS AND MANAGEMENTAARON M. LEFKOVITS, M.D., F.A.C.P., J. R. THOMAS, M.D.AARON M. LEFKOVITS, M.D., F.A.C.P.Search for more papers by this author, J. R. THOMAS, M.D.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-49-1-89 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptRheumatoid spondylitis is one of the most common arthritic diseases affecting young and middle aged men during their most productive years and, with the exception of trauma, is probably one of the most common causes of backache in this segment of the population. Its importance as a cause of morbidity and disability in young men is attested to by the numerous articles1-8which appeared in the medical literature during the war years and thereafter. 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To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: *Received for publication June 4, 1957.From the General Medicine and Rheumatology Section of the Medical Service, Veterans Administration Hospital, Kennedy Division, Memphis, Tennessee.Requests for reprints should be addressed to Aaron M. Lefkovits, M.D., Chief, Section on General Medicine and Rheumatology, Veterans Administration Medical Teaching Group Hospital, Park Avenue and Getwell Street, Memphis 15, Tennessee. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited bySpondylitis Ankylopoetica. 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