Observational studyRheumatology international2021
The structural, functional and electrophysiological assessment of paraspinal musculature of patients with ankylosing spondylitis and non-radiographic axial spondyloarthropathy.
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- The effectiveness of different exercise mode interventions in improving disease activity in patients with ankylosing spondylitis: a network and dose-dependent meta-analysis.Frontiers in physiology · 2025Pooled it
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- Comparison of Neck Muscle Thickness via Ultrasound in Patients with Ankylosing Spondylitis and Healthy Controls.Archives of rheumatology · 2026Article
- Commentary to: Neuropathic Pain Component in Patients with Ankylosing Spondylitis and the Relationship of Neuropathic Pain and Disease Activity Parameters: A Cross-Sectional Study.Journal of musculoskeletal & neuronal interactions · 2026Article
- Evaluation and analysis of risk factors for fractured vertebral recompression post-percutaneous kyphoplasty: a retrospective cohort study based on logistic regression analysis.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2025Article
- Evaluation and analysis of risk factors for adverse events of the fractured vertebra post-percutaneous kyphoplasty: a retrospective cohort study using multiple machine learning models.Journal of orthopaedic surgery and research · 2024Article
- Age-related variations in trunk composition and patterns of regional bone and soft tissue changes in adult Caucasian women by DXA.Rheumatology international · 2024Article
- Disrupted Neural Regeneration in Dry Eye Secondary to Ankylosing Spondylitis-With a Theoretical Link between Piezo2 Channelopathy and Gateway Reflex, WDR Neurons, and Flare-Ups.International journal of molecular sciences · 2023Article
- The relationship of multifidus and gastrocnemius muscle thickness with postural stability in patients with ankylosing spondylitis.Turkish journal of physical medicine and rehabilitation · 2023Article
- A Cross-Sectional Study on Gluteal Muscles in Patients with Ankylosing Spondylitis at Different Stages of Hip Involvement.Journal of clinical medicine · 2023Article
- Mapping of lumbar multifidus stiffness Quantification in ankylosing spondylitis with shear-wave elastography.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2022Article
- T2 mapping and fat quantification of lumbar paraspinal muscle in ankylosing spondylitis: a case control study.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2022Article
- Sarcopenia in rheumatic disorders: what the radiologist and rheumatologist should know.Skeletal radiology · 2022Review
- Paravertebral Muscle Mechanical Properties in Patients with Axial Spondyloarthritis or Low Back Pain: A Case-Control Study.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2021Article
- Mechanical Properties of Lumbar and Cervical Paravertebral Muscles in Patients with Axial Spondyloarthritis: A Case-Control Study.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2021Article
- Patients with Axial Spondyloarthritis Show an Altered Flexion/Relaxation Phenomenon.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2021Article
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Abstract
Paravertebral muscles are affected in spondyloarthritis. Decreased mobility of spine may lead to atrophy and fatty degeneration of these muscles. The objective of this study was to compare the sonographic, electrophysiological and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) features of paraspinal muscles between patients with ankylosing spondylitis (AS) and non-radiographic axial spondyloarthritis (nr-axSpA). The patients who were diagnosed as AS with modified New York criteria and those as nr-axSpA with ASAS 2009 criteria were enrolled. Clinical evaluation, electrophysiological examination including nerve conduction studies and needle electromyography (EMG) for lower extremities and paraspinal mapping (PSM) were performed by the first examiner. The second examiner measured lumbar multifidus areas, graded the fatty degeneration of the muscle at different levels in T2 weighted axial MRI and also performed the ultrasonographic evaluation. A total of 19 patients with AS and 14 patients with nr-axSpA were evaluated. MRI of 2 patients with AS could not be obtained. Right lumbar multifidus area/vertebra area (MV ratio) was smaller in AS patients at L3 level (p 0,029); there were no significant differences in other levels. Fatty degeneration was also higher in AS patients in left multifidus at L5-S1 disc level (p 0,015). PSM scores that demonstrate the extent of denervation in paraspinal muscles were significantly higher in AS patients than in nr-axSpA patients (p < 0,001). Patients with AS have more fatty degeneration and denervation in paraspinal muscles. These processes may also contribute the severity of pain and disability. The relationship between paraspinal muscle denervation and progression of fatty degeneration should further be revealed.
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