Min, Hong Ki Kim, Hae-Rim Lee, Sang-Heon Hong, Yeon Sik Kim, Moon-Young Park, Sung-Hwan Kang, Kwi Young
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Modern rheumatology
To compare the drug retention times and clinical efficacy of alternative tumour necrosis factor inhibitors (TNFi) and secukinumab in primary and secondary non-responders with ankylosing spondylitis (AS). AS patients treated with biologics and enrolled in the Korean College of Rheumatology Biologics registry were examined. Patients who did not respo...
Kilic, Gamze Senol, Serkan Baspinar, Sevgi Kilic, Erkan Ozgocmen, Salih
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Clinical rheumatology
The objective of this study was to assess degenerative changes (DCs) on magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of lumbar spine in axial spondyloarthritis (axSpA) and non-specific mechanical low back pain (mLBP). Patients were consecutively recruited and all underwent MRI of the lumbar spine in this cross-sectional study. Disk degeneration (DD, Pfirrmann ...
Zhou, Hang Zhou, Bo-Yang Liang, Su-Rong Li, Min Zhao, Jian
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Rheumatology international
The relation between vitamin D receptor (VDR) gene polymorphisms and ankylosing spondylitis (AS) remains unclear. A systematic review and meta-analysis were conducted using six databases, including PubMed, Web of Science, EMBASE, CNKI, Wanfang and Cochrane Library. The selection of each study was based on inclusion and exclusion criteria. The Newca...
Toda, Katsuhiro
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Rheumatology international
Shapoval, Iryna Stanislavchuk, Mykola
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Rheumatology international
Despite many approaches, diagnosis of fibromyalgia (FM) remains a difficult clinical task, especially in the case of comorbidity of FM with other rheumatic diseases, such as ankylosing spondylitis (AS). The prevalence of FM among the population is 2.9-4.7%; whereas in patients with AS, it increases to 12.6-28.5%. The aim of the study was to evaluat...
Oksüz, Sevim Unal, Edibe
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Physiotherapy theory and practice
To compare the effects of aerobic training versus aerobic training combined with clinical Pilates exercises (CPE) on the functional and psychosocial status of patients with ankylosing spondylitis (AS). Twenty-eight patients with ankylosing spondylitis (AS) were randomized into 2 groups. Group 1 (n = 14) performed both aerobic training and CPE, wher...
Omar, Mahmud Ben-Shabat, Niv Tsur, Avishai M Cohen, Arnon D Watad, Abdulla Amital, Howard Sharif, Kassem
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Journal of affective disorders
Ankylosing spondylitis (AS) is an inflammatory rheumatic disease involving the axial skeleton ultimately resulting in physical disability and psychological sequalae. The current study aims to evaluate the link between AS and psychiatric disorders, and to investigate the impact of different disease modifying drugs on such link. A large retrospective...
Sternes, P. R. Brett, L. Phipps, J. Ciccia, F. Kenna, T. de Guzman, E. Zimmermann, K. Morrison, M. Holtmann, G. Klingberg, E.
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Background: Multiple studies have confirmed dysbiosis in ankylosing spondylitis (AS) and inflammatory bowel disease (IBD); however, due to methodological differences across studies, it has not been possible to determine if these diseases have similar or different gut microbiomes. Results: In this study, faecal and intestinal biopsies were obtained ...
Dave, B R Kulkarni, M Patidar, V Devanand, D Mayi, S Reddy, C Singh, M Rai, R R Krishnan, A
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Musculoskeletal surgery
Due to the rarity of the Andersson lesion (AL), the literature is ambiguous regarding the type of surgical fixation, need for debridement and deformity correction. The purpose of this retrospective study is to evaluate the efficacy, feasibility and functional outcome of posterior fixation in AL. This study included 35 patients having thoracolumbar ...
Ye, JingYao Jiang, Ping Guan, HuaPeng Wei, ChuanFu Li, Sen Jia, MengLong Li, NianHu
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Journal of orthopaedic surgery and research
Posterior percutaneous long-segment internal fixation and open fixation with long-segment screws have been used to treat thoracolumbar fractures in ankylosing spondylitis patients. To observe the clinical effect of posterior percutaneous long-segment internal fixation in 26 ankylosing spondylitis (AS) patients with thoracolumbar fractures. Retrospe...
