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Subject: AS
Posted-By: xx102 (Eye Clinic Moderator)
Organization: Organization For Community Networks
Date: Sat, 11 May 1996 04:13:06 GMT
Newsgroups: ofcn.clinic.eye-doctor

Is "AS" the same as spondylolesthesiz? I am trying to find information on spondylolesthesiz.

Thank you,

Answered by Richard E. Gans, M. D. (reg@ofcn.org)

No. Ankylosing spondylitis is not the same as spondylolisthesis. Spondylolisthesis is a forward displacement of one of the vertebrae of the back over another.

                   Richard E. Gans, M. D.
          Diplomate, American Board of Ophthalmology
       Medical Director, The Health and Wellness Center
              OFCN Primary Sysop, The Eye Clinic

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