Prevalence of inflammatory posterior arch abnormalities on lumbar spine MRI in spondyloarthritis patients compared with low back pain patients.
Hélène BraunClément GeniezYannick DegboeArnaud ConstantinAlain CantagrelDelphine NigonNicolas SansMarie Faruch-BilfeldAdeline Ruyssen-WitrandPublished in: European radiology (2019)
• MRI pedicle oedema above L3, transverse process oedema, spinous process oedema or costotransverse arthritis is more frequently observed in axial spondyloarthritis (SpA). • SpA patients with at least one MRI inflammatory lesion on the posterior arch had higher clinical activity scores and biological inflammation. • Facet joint arthritis was more common in patients with chronic low back pain.
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