• DOI:10.1136/ard.31.1.1
Corpus ID: 547230

An objective clinical study of chest expansion.

@article{Moll1972AnOC,
  title={An objective clinical study of chest expansion.},
  author={J. Moll and V. Wright},
  journal={Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases},
  year={1972},
  volume={31},
  pages={1 - 8}
}

J. Moll, V. Wright

Published 1972

Medicine

Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases

Rigidity of the thoracic cage as a characteristic feature of ankylosing spondylitis has been recognized for over 250 years since the classical description by Bernard Connor in 1691 (Hartung, 1954). The generally accepted importance of this sign is evidenced by its inclusion by two recent international symposia as a major criterion for the diagnosis of ankylosing spondylitis (Kellgren, Jeffrey, and Ball, 1963; Bennett and Wood, 1968). However, considering the significance of chest expansion as a… CONTINUE READING

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