TY - JOUR
T1 - Prevalence of degenerative changes of the spine on magnetic resonance images and radiographs in patients aged 16-45 years with chronic back pain of short duration in the Spondyloarthritis Caught Early (SPACE) cohort
AU - de Bruin, Freek
AU - ter Horst, Simone
AU - Bloem, Hans L.
AU - van den Berg, Rosaline
AU - de Hooge, Manouk
AU - van Gaalen, Floris
AU - Fagerli, Karen M.
AU - Landewé, Robert
AU - van Oosterhout, Maikel
AU - van der Heijde, Désirée
AU - Reijnierse, Monique
PY - 2016
Y1 - 2016
N2 - To determine the prevalence of degenerative changes (DCs) in the spine of young patients with back pain without axial spondyloarthritis (no-axSpA), with possible axSpA (poss-axSpA) and with definite axSpA (axSpA), as shown on MRI and radiographs. Whole-spine MRI and cervical and lumbar radiography were performed in patients ≥16 years of age with chronic back pain (≥3 months, ≤2 years, onset <45 years) and potential axSpA (Spondyloarthritis Caught Early cohort). Patients were classified as no-axSpA, poss-axSpA [not fulfilling the Assessment of Spondyloarthritis International Society (ASAS) axSpA criteria] or axSpA (fulfilling ASAS axSpA criteria). Images (MRI and X-rays) were evaluated on the presence of DCs by two independent readers, blinded to clinical and laboratory information as well as to the results of the other imaging modality. In cases of disagreement, a third reader served as adjudicator. A Chi-square test was used to analyse differences between patient groups according to various selected cut-off points (1-3) of individual DCs. Of 274 patients (38% male, mean age: 29 years), 25 (9%) were classified as no-axSpA, 134 (48.9%) as poss-axSpA and 115 (42.0%) as axSpA. Two hundred and forty-five (89%) patients had DCs on MRI [21/25 (84%) no-axSpA, 121/134 (90%) poss-axSpA, 103/115 (90%) axSpA, P = 0.792], range 1-29 (median 5.5), and 121 (44%) patients had DCs on radiographs [13/25 (52%) no-axSpA, 62/134 (46%) poss-axSpA, 48/115 (42%) axSpA, P = 0.261], range 1-11 (median 2). Prevalence of DCs was similar between patient groups. DCs were predominantly found in the lumbar spine. Prevalence of DCs was high in this cohort of young patients with short-term chronic back pain, in accordance with the literature. Prevalence of DCs in no-axSpA patients, poss-axSpA patients and axSpA patients was found to be similar
AB - To determine the prevalence of degenerative changes (DCs) in the spine of young patients with back pain without axial spondyloarthritis (no-axSpA), with possible axSpA (poss-axSpA) and with definite axSpA (axSpA), as shown on MRI and radiographs. Whole-spine MRI and cervical and lumbar radiography were performed in patients ≥16 years of age with chronic back pain (≥3 months, ≤2 years, onset <45 years) and potential axSpA (Spondyloarthritis Caught Early cohort). Patients were classified as no-axSpA, poss-axSpA [not fulfilling the Assessment of Spondyloarthritis International Society (ASAS) axSpA criteria] or axSpA (fulfilling ASAS axSpA criteria). Images (MRI and X-rays) were evaluated on the presence of DCs by two independent readers, blinded to clinical and laboratory information as well as to the results of the other imaging modality. In cases of disagreement, a third reader served as adjudicator. A Chi-square test was used to analyse differences between patient groups according to various selected cut-off points (1-3) of individual DCs. Of 274 patients (38% male, mean age: 29 years), 25 (9%) were classified as no-axSpA, 134 (48.9%) as poss-axSpA and 115 (42.0%) as axSpA. Two hundred and forty-five (89%) patients had DCs on MRI [21/25 (84%) no-axSpA, 121/134 (90%) poss-axSpA, 103/115 (90%) axSpA, P = 0.792], range 1-29 (median 5.5), and 121 (44%) patients had DCs on radiographs [13/25 (52%) no-axSpA, 62/134 (46%) poss-axSpA, 48/115 (42%) axSpA, P = 0.261], range 1-11 (median 2). Prevalence of DCs was similar between patient groups. DCs were predominantly found in the lumbar spine. Prevalence of DCs was high in this cohort of young patients with short-term chronic back pain, in accordance with the literature. Prevalence of DCs in no-axSpA patients, poss-axSpA patients and axSpA patients was found to be similar
U2 - https://doi.org/10.1093/rheumatology/kev283
DO - https://doi.org/10.1093/rheumatology/kev283
M3 - Article
C2 - 26275972
SN - 1462-0324
VL - 55
SP - 56
EP - 65
JO - Rheumatology (Oxford, England)
JF - Rheumatology (Oxford, England)
IS - 1
ER -