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What causes the vertabra in my neck to fuse together?
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Inflammatory arth: Usually a form of inflammatory arthritis - spondyloarthopathy, related to ankylosing spondylitis or psoriasis or inflammatory bowel disease.
Answered 3/1/2017
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Neck pain: A vertebral fusion can be congenital, meaning you are born with the condition. It can also be acquired from inflammatory conditions or degenerative changes. In your case, ankylosing spondylitis would be very unlikely, as it is a condition which begins early in young males.
Answered 2/25/2023
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