Deficitul funcţional motor în spondiloartrita anchilozantă: valoarea activităţii bolii și a modificărilor radiologice

Abstract

One of the major outcomes in chronic rheumatological diseases is the imparment of physical function. One of the major purposes of treatment is to improve the physical function and mantain it at an acceptable level. The purpose of the study is to research the relationship between disease activity, radiological lesions and physical function in patients with ankylosing spondilitis (AS). The importance of the study results from the efficiency of TNF-α blocking agents in controlling the signs and symptoms in AS while failing to control the progression of morphological lesions.