Sacroiliac Joint Ankylosis in Young Spondyloarthritis Patients Receiving Biologic Therapy: Observation of Serial Magnetic Resonance Imaging Scans.

Timothy James Pengilly BrayAndre LopesCorinne FisherCoziana CiurtinDebajit SenMargaret A Hall-Craggs

Published in: Arthritis & rheumatology (Hoboken, N.J.) (2019)

TNFi therapy failed to prevent the eventual development of joint ankylosis in this cohort of young patients with spondyloarthritis, despite a substantial reduction in inflammation with TNFi therapy.

Keyphrases

magnetic resonance imaging
computed tomography
rheumatoid arthritis
ankylosing spondylitis
disease activity
stem cells
systemic lupus erythematosus
bone marrow