Leonard Trask: the wonderful invalid: the first American description of ankylosing spondylitis.
This report describes the first published clinical account of a case of ankylosing spondylitis in the United States. The patient progressively developed very severe kyphosis with resultant severe disability. The condition apparently started after an accident, and the report has interesting medicolegal implications.
Jayson
Malcolm I V
MI
British Society for Rheumatology, London, UK. MalcolmIVJ@aol.com
D000059:Accidents; D006233:Persons with Disabilities / Q000266:history; D049672:History, 19th Century; D006801:Humans; D013167:Spondylitis, Ankylosing / Q000266:history*; D014481:United States