title: On the antiquity of the seronegative spondyloarthropathies: evidence from ancient Judea.
abstract: A fused pelvis and two specimens of fused vertebrae were found in an ossuary at Ein Gedi, Israel; they date from approximately 2000 years ago. Examination of these bony specimens visually and by computed tomography demonstrated features of the seronegative spondyloarthropathies.
authors.affiliation: Hadassah University Hospital, Jerusalem, Israel.
authors.forename: R A
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Bloom
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Smith
mesh_terms: D000844:Ankylosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000266:history*; D049690:History, Ancient; D006801:Humans; D007557:Israel; D010164:Paleopathology; D011859:Radiography; D012446:Sacroiliac Joint; D013122:Spinal Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000266:history*