Figure 1 Differentiation between syndesmophytes and spondylophytes by using the 45° angle as a cut‐off. Syndesmophytes grow in an angle of ⩽45° to the vertebral edge (here 12.3°), while spondylophytes grow in an angle of >45° to the vertebral edge.
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