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Undifferentiated Spondyloarthritis: A Longterm Followup.

CONCLUSION: In a longterm followup of 111 Brazilian patients with uSpA, HLA-B27 and buttock pain were significant predictors of progression to a definite disease. PMID: 20436080 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher] (Source: J Rheumatol) MedWorm Message: Get the very latest Swine Flu news via the MedWorm Swine Flu RSS news feed – updated hourly from thousands of authoritative health and news sources.

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Limited Diagnostic Value of Unilateral Sacroiliitis in Scintigraphy in Assessing Axial Spondyloarthritis.

CONCLUSION: Scintigraphy of the sacroiliac joints is of limited value for the diagnosis of axial SpA. Unilateral compared to bilateral sacroiliitis is slightly superior, but is associated with a low sensitivity. PMID: 20395643 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher] (Source: J Rheumatol)

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Assessing Back Pain: Does the Oswestry Disability Questionnaire Accurately Measure Function in Ankylosing Spondylitis?

CONCLUSION: The strong correlations between the ODQ and BASFI and BASDAI indicate that it identifies both activity and function domains in AS. This is the first demonstration of a role for this outcome measure in the assessment of patients with AS. PMID: 20395642 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher] (Source: J Rheumatol)

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