Ankylosing spondylitis

25-09-2018 | Ankylosing spondylitis | Article

The effect of extra-articular manifestations on tumor necrosis factor-alpha inhibitor treatment duration in patients with ankylosing spondylitis: Nationwide data from the Korean College of Rheumatology BIOlogics (KOBIO) registry

Kim Y, Park S, Kim HS. Clin Rheumatol 2018. doi: 10.1007/s10067-018-4290-0

20-09-2018 | Devices and technology | Article

Detection of flares by decrease in physical activity, collected using wearable activity trackers, in rheumatoid arthritis or axial spondyloarthritis: An application of machine-learning analyses in rheumatology

Gossec L et al. Arthritis Care Res (Hoboken) 2018. doi: 10.1002/acr.23768

21-08-2018 | Axial spondyloarthritis | Review | Article

Radiologic approach to axial spondyloarthritis: Where are we now and where are we heading?

Kucybała I, Urbanik A, Wojciechowski W. Rheumatol Int 2018. doi: 10.1007/s00296-018-4130-1

11-08-2018 | Spondyloarthropathies | Review | Article

Ultrasound of sacroiliac joints in spondyloarthritis: A systematic review

Gutierrez M et al. Rheumatol Int 2018. doi: 10.1007/s00296-018-4126-x

19-07-2018 | Back pain | Article

Knowledge of features of inflammatory back pain in primary care in the West Midlands: A cross-sectional survey in the United Kingdom

Adizie T et al. Rheumatol Int 2018. doi: 10.1007/s00296-018-4058-5

18-07-2018 | Ankylosing spondylitis | Article

Development and validation of SCAISS, a tool for semi-automated quantification of sacroilitis by magnetic resonance in spondyloarthritis

Zarco P et al. Rheumatol Int 2018. doi: 10.1007/s00296-018-4104-3

21-06-2018 | Axial spondyloarthritis | Review | Article

Better quantification of syndesmophyte growth in axial spondyloarthritis

Ward MM, Tan S. Curr Rheumatol Rep 2018; 20: 46. doi: 10.1007/s11926-018-0759-8

21-06-2018 | Axial spondyloarthritis | Article

High reproducibility of an automated measurement of mobility for patients with axial spondyloarthritis

Garrido-Castro JL et al. J Rheumatol 2018. doi: 10.3899/jrheum.170941

01-06-2018 | Spondyloarthropathies | Article

Measurement properties of the ASAS Health Index: Results of a global study in patients with axial and peripheral spondyloarthritis

Kiltz U et al Ann Rheum Dis 2018. doi: 10.1136/annrheumdis-2017-212076

30-05-2018 | Enthesitis | Review | Article

Enthesitis: Much more than focal insertion point inflammation

Watad A et al. Curr Rheumatol Rep 2018; 20: 41. doi: 10.1007/s11926-018-0751-3

30-05-2018 | Ankylosing spondylitis | Review | Article

Modified stoke ankylosing spondylitis spinal score as an outcome measure to assess the impact of treatment on structural progression in ankylosing spondylitis

van der Heijde D et al. Rheumatology (Oxford) 2018. doi: 10.1093/rheumatology/key128

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

12-05-2018 | Ankylosing spondylitis | Article

Assessment of aortic stiffness in patients with ankylosing spondylitis using cardiovascular magnetic resonance

Biesbroek PS et al. Clin Rheumatol 2018. doi: 10.1007/s10067-018-4135-x

07-05-2018 | Cardiovascular disease | Article

Coronary flow reserve in systemic rheumatic diseases: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Erre GL et al. Rheumatol Int 2018; Advance online publication. doi: 10.1007/s00296-018-4039-8

26-04-2018 | Ankylosing spondylitis | Article

Tofacitinib is associated with attainment of the minimally important reduction in axial magnetic resonance imaging inflammation in ankylosing spondylitis patients

Maksymowych WP et al. Rheumatology (Oxford) 2018; Advance online publication. doi: 10.1093/rheumatology/key104

07-03-2018 | Cardiovascular disease | Review | Article

Can cardiovascular magnetic resonance prompt early cardiovascular/rheumatic treatment in autoimmune rheumatic diseases? Current practice and future perspectives

Mavrogeni SI et al. Rheumatol Int 2018; Advance online publication. doi: 10.1007/s00296-018-4004-6

15-06-2017 | Ankylosing spondylitis | Review | Article

Pain in ankylosing spondylitis: A neuro-immune collaboration

Bidad et al. discuss the types of pain experienced in ankylosing spondylitis, insights from brain imaging studies, neurological mechanisms of pain, sex bias in pain, and how the immune system can modify pain.

Nat Rev Rheumatol 2017;13:410–420. doi:10.1038/nrrheum.2017.92

26-04-2017 | Ankylosing spondylitis | Article

Incorporating assessment of the cervical facet joints in the modified Stoke ankylosing spondylitis spine score is of additional value in the evaluation of spinal radiographic outcome in ankylosing spondylitis

This study finds that incorporating the de Vlam cervical facet joint score in the modified ankylosing spondylitis (AS) spine score captures more patients with AS who have spinal radiographic damage and progression.

Maas F, Arends S, Brouwer E et al. Arthritis Res Ther 2017;19:77. doi:10.1186/s13075-017-1285-1

01-09-2016 | Axial spondyloarthritis | Article

Prevalence of peripheral and extra-articular disease in ankylosing spondylitis versus non-radiographic axial spondyloarthritis: a meta-analysis

A meta-analysis providing evidence for the largely equal nature of disease manifestations in non-radiographic axial spondyloarthritis and ankylosing spondylitis with consequences for research and treatment.

de Winter JJ et al. Arthritis Res Ther 2016;18:196. doi:10.1186/s13075-016-1093-z

20-07-2016 | Spondyloarthropathies | Review | Article

Imaging in spondyloarthritis: Controversies in recognition of early disease

Report by Weber et al summarizes recent progress towards a data-driven comprehensive definition of positive sacroiliac joint magnetic resonance imaging in axial spondyloarthritis.

Weber U et al. Curr Rheumatol Rep 2016;18:58. doi:10.1007/s11926-016-0607-7

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