Development of a radiographic scoring tool for ankylosing spondylitis only based on bone formation: Addition of the thoracic spine improves sensitivity to change

Arthritis Care and Research

Volumn 61, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 764-771

  Baraliakos, X ^a   Listing, J ^b   Rudwaleit, M ^c   Sieper, J ^c   Braun, J ^a,d  

^a RUHR UNIVERSITY BOCHUM   (Germany)

^b German Rheumatism Research Center   (Germany)

^c CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

^d RHEUMAZENTRUM RUHRGEBIET   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANKYLOSING SPONDYLITIS; ARTICLE; BONE EROSION; BONE RADIOGRAPHY; CERVICAL SPINE; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTENT VALIDITY; DISEASE COURSE; HUMAN; LUMBAR SPINAL CORD; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MODIFIED STOKES ANKYLOSING SPONDYLITIS SPINAL SCORE; OSSIFICATION; RADIOGRAPHIC ANKYLOSING SPONDYLITIS SPINAL SCORE; RELIABILITY; SCORING SYSTEM; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; THORACIC SPINE;

ADULT; CERVICAL VERTEBRAE; DISEASE PROGRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIGAMENTS, ARTICULAR; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; MALE; OSTEOGENESIS; RADIOGRAPHY; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SPONDYLITIS, ANKYLOSING; THORACIC VERTEBRAE;

EID: 66749139578     PISSN: 21514658     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/art.24425     Document Type: Article

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