Ankylosing spondylitis

09-08-2018 | Physical activity | Article

The prevalence of co-morbidities and their impact on physical activity in people with inflammatory rheumatic diseases compared with the general population: Results from the UK Biobank

Cook MJ et al. Rheumatology (Oxford) 2018: key224. doi: 10.1093/rheumatology/key224

27-07-2018 | Axial spondyloarthritis | Article

Widespread pain in axial spondyloarthritis: Clinical importance and gender differences

Swinnen TW et al. Arthritis Res Ther 2018; 20: 156. doi: 10.1186/s13075-018-1626-8

20-07-2018 | Fibromyalgia | Article

Influence of comorbid fibromyalgia on disease activity measures and response to tumour necrosis factor inhibitors in axial spondyloarthritis: Results from a UK national register

Macfarlane GJ et al. Rheumatology (Oxford) 2018: key206. doi: 10.1093/rheumatology/key206

11-07-2018 | Axial spondyloarthritis | Article

The prevalence of depression in axial spondyloarthritis and its association with disease activity: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Zhao S et al. Arthritis Res Ther 2018; 20: 140. doi: 10.1186/s13075-018-1644-6

07-03-2018 | Ankylosing spondylitis | Article

Prevalence and factors associated with disturbed sleep in outpatients with ankylosing spondylitis

Nie A et al. Clin Rheumatol 2018; 37: 2161–2168. doi: 10.1007/s10067-018-4190-3

01-07-2018 | Ankylosing spondylitis | Article

Increased rates of both knee and hip arthroplasties in older patients with ankylosing spondylitis

Ward MM. J Rheumatol 2018. doi: 10.3899/jrheum.171316

12-05-2018 | Axial spondyloarthritis | Review | Article

Gender differences in axial spondyloarthritis: Women are not so lucky

Rusman T, van Vollenhoven RF, van der Horst-Bruinsma IE. Curr Rheumatol Rep 2018; 20: 35. doi: 10.1007/s11926-018-0744-2

11-05-2018 | Axial spondyloarthritis | Review | Article

Axial disease in psoriatic arthritis and ankylosing spondylitis: A critical comparison

Feld J et al. Nat Rev Rheumatol 2018; 14: 363–371. doi: 10.1038/s41584-018-0006-8

22-02-2018 | Ankylosing spondylitis | Article

Association of ischemic stroke with ankylosing spondylitis: A nationwide longitudinal cohort study

Lee DH et al. Acta Neurochir 2018; Advance online publication. doi: 10.1007/s00701-018-3499-7

06-08-2017 | Ankylosing spondylitis | Article

Ethnicity and disease severity in ankylosing spondylitis a cross-sectional analysis of three ethnic groups

The authors find that Black and, to a lesser extent, Latino patients had more severe disease than White patients with ankylosing spondylitis, as well as a lower frequency of HLA-B27.

Jamalyaria F, Ward MM, Assassi S et al. Clin Rheumatol 2017;36:2359. doi:10.1007/s10067-017-3767-6

19-01-2016 | Ankylosing spondylitis | Article

Perinatal characteristics, older siblings, and risk of ankylosing spondylitis: a case–control study based on national registers

Results from this study point to environmental factors as predictors of ankylosing spondylitis; factors related to childhood exposure may also be of importance in the disease pathogenesis.

Lindström U et al. Arthritis Res Ther 2016;18:16. doi:10.1186/s13075-016-0917-1

09-05-2015 | Ankylosing spondylitis | Article

The prevalence of clinically diagnosed ankylosing spondylitis and its clinical manifestations: a nationwide register study

This nationwide, register-based study demonstrated a prevalence of clinically diagnosed ankylosing spondylitis of 0.18% and discussed phenotypical, geographical and socio-economic differences.

Exarchou S et al. Arthritis Res Ther 2015;17:118. doi:10.1186/s13075-015-0627-0

11-11-2014 | Spondyloarthropathies | Review | Article

The changing clinical picture and epidemiology of spondyloarthritis

A review of the changes in the clinical picture and epidemiology of spondyloarthritis in light of the Assessment of SpondyloArthritis International Society (ASAS) classification criteria.

Nat Rev Rheumatol 2015;11:110–118. doi:10.1038/nrrheum.2014.181

26-07-2013 | Spondyloarthropathies | Review | Article

Epidemiology of spondyloarthritis: A review

Data reviewing the prevalence of spondyloarthritis in different populations, and indicating how the introduction of new classification criteria might have an impact on the epidemiology.

Bakland G & Nossent HC. Curr Rheumatol Rep 2013;15:351. doi:10.1007/s11926-013-0351-1