Research Article: Changes in Anxiety and Depression After THA in Patients with Ankylosing Spondylitis and the Affecting Factors
Introduction:
Ankylosing spondylitis (AS) is a chronic inflammatory disease characterized by inflammation and fusion of the axial sacroiliac, spinal, and hip joints. About % of patients first develop symptoms before the age of years, and most often in young males. Currently, the mean global prevalence of AS is around .–.% in Europe and the US and .% in China, , with hip joint involvement seen in –% of cases, and bilateral hip involvement in up to –%. Total hip arthroplasty is now acknowledged as the most effective therapy for…
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