bony ankylosis

The whole spine may be involved, and bony ankylosis occurs, although the disc spaces and facet joints remain unaffected.

Treatment- several surgical procedures are used to treat bony ankylosis, Eg: Gap arthroplasty using interpositional materials between the cut segments.

Symptoms present as bony ankylosis, in which osseous tissue fuses two bones together reducing mobility, which is why fibrous ankylosis is also known as false ankylosis.