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Relationship Between Ultrasound and Physical Examination in the Assessment of Enthesitis in Patients With Spondyloarthritis: Results From the DEUS Multicenter Study

A. Di Matteo, S. Di Donato, G. Smerilli, A. Becciolini, F. Camarda, A. Cauli, T. Cazenave, E. Cipolletta, D. Corradini, JJ. de Agustin, GM. Destro Castaniti, E. Di Donato, E. Duran, B. Farisogullari, M. Fornaro, F. Francioso, P. Giorgis, R....

. 2025 ; 77 (1) : 22-33. [pub] 20241015

Language English Country United States

Document type Journal Article, Multicenter Study

OBJECTIVE: The study objectives were (i) to explore the agreement between the Outcome Measures in Rheumatology (OMERACT) ultrasound lesions of enthesitis and physical examination in assessing enthesitis in patients with spondyloarthritis (SpA) and (ii) to investigate the prevalence and clinical relevance of subclinical enthesitis in this population. METHODS: Twenty rheumatology centers participated in this cross-sectional study. Patients with SpA, including axial spondyloarthritis (axSpA) and psoriatic arthritis (PsA), underwent both ultrasound scan and physical examination of large lower limb entheses. The OMERACT ultrasound lesions of enthesitis were considered, along with a recently proposed definition for "active enthesitis" by our group. Subclinical enthesitis was defined as the presence of "active enthesitis" in ≥1 enthesis in patients with SpA without clinical enthesitis (ie, number of positive entheses on physical examination and Leeds Enthesitis Index score = 0). RESULTS: A total of 4,130 entheses in 413 patients with SpA (224 with axSpA and 189 with PsA) were evaluated through ultrasound and physical examination. Agreement between ultrasound and physical examination ranged from moderate (ie, enthesophytes) to almost perfect (ie, power Doppler and "active enthesitis"). Patellar tendon entheses demonstrated the highest agreement, whereas Achilles tendon insertion showed the lowest. Among 158 (38.3%) of 413 patients with SpA with clinical enthesitis, 108 (68.4%) exhibited no "active enthesitis" on ultrasound. Conversely, of those 255 without clinical enthesitis, 39 (15.3%) showed subclinical enthesitis. Subclinical enthesitis was strongly associated with local structural damage. However, no differences were observed regarding the demographic and clinical profiles of patients with SpA with and without subclinical enthesitis. CONCLUSION: Our study underscores the need for a comprehensive tool integrating ultrasound and physical examination for assessing enthesitis in patients with SpA.

Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria and University of Cagliari Monserrato Italy

Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria di Parma Parma Italy

Carlo Urbani Hospital and Polytechnic University of Marche Ancona Italy

Carlo Urbani Hospital and Polytechnic University of Marche Ancona Italy and University of Leeds Leeds United Kingdom

Centro Hospitalar de Leiria Leiria Portugal and University of Beira Interior Covilhã Portugal

Centro Hospitalar e Universitário de Coimbra University of Coimbra Coimbra Portugal

Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital and Southern Medical University Guangdong China

Hacettepe University Ankara Turkey

Hokkaido Medical Center for Rheumatic Diseases Sapporo Japan

Hospital Italiano de Buenos Aires Buenos Aires Argentina

Hospital Juárez de México Mexico City Mexico

Hospital San Roque de Gonnet La Plata Argentina

Institución Prestadora de Salud Servicio Integral de Reumatología e Inmunología Doctor Orlando Villota and Fundación Hospital San Pedro Pasto Colombia

Institute of Psychophysical Rehabilitation Buenos Aires Argentina

IRCCS Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria di Bologna Bologna Italy

Iuliu Hatieganu University of Medicine and Pharmacy Cluj Napoca Romania

National Institute of Rehabilitation Luis Guillermo Ibarra Ibarra Mexico City Mexico

Reina Sofia University Hospital Cordoba Spain

University Hospital Motol Prague Czech Republic

University of Bari Bari Italy

University of Ioannina Ioannina Greece

University of Leeds NIHR Leeds BRC Leeds United Kingdom

University of Palermo Palermo Italy

Vall d'Hebron Barcelona Hospital Campus Barcelona Spain

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