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Figure 10-139 <bold>SYNDESMOPHYTES AND OSTEOPHYTES:RADIOLOGIC DIFFERENTIATION. A-C. Marginal Syndesmophyte.</bold> Observe the vertical orientation and thin nature of the ossiffcation (<italic>arrows</bold>) typical of ankylosing spondylitis. <bold>D-F. Osteophytes.</bold> Note that claw (<italic>arrows</bold>) and traction (<italic>arrowheads</bold>) spurs are more horizontally oriented, thicker,and more distinctive in degenerative joint disease.
Figure 10-139 <bold>SYNDESMOPHYTES AND OSTEOPHYTES:RADIOLOGIC DIFFERENTIATION. A-C. Marginal Syndesmophyte.</bold> Observe the...