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Is a collapse of a vertebrae the same as spondylitic changes?
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Not exactly: Spondylitic changes usually affect the areas where there is movement of the spine-ie. The joints. It can lead to some collaspe of the intervertebral discs and autofusion of the discs. This might be what you are referring to. Certainly, some of the degenerative changes that affect the facet joints may lead to the appearance of some collaspe of the vertebrae. Terminology is often confusing.
Answered 12/15/2013
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