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

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

Abstract Background To aim was to investigate the additional value of incorporating the de Vlam cervical facet joint score in the modified ankylosing spondylitis (AS) spine score (mSASSS) for the evaluation of spinal radiographic outcome in AS. Method Baseline and 4-year radiographs from 98 consecut...

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Main Authors: Fiona Maas, Suzanne Arends, Elisabeth Brouwer, Hendrika Bootsma, Reinhard Bos, Freke R. Wink, Anneke Spoorenberg
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-04-01
Series:Arthritis Research & Therapy
Subjects:
Ankylosing spondylitis
Spinal damage
Outcome measure
Radiography
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13075-017-1285-1

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