Abstracts tagged "Back pain"

Abstract Number: 1545 • ACR Convergence 2020
An Artificial Intelligence (AI) Assistant Identifying Spinal Diffuse Idiopathic Skeletal Hyperostosis on Plain X-rays: A Pilot Deep Learning Study
Sarah Ringsted¹, Nishad Sathe¹, Atul Deodhar² and Dongseok Choi², ¹Oregon Health and Science University, Portland, OR, ²Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, OR
Background/Purpose: Diffuse idiopathic skeletal hyperostosis (DISH) is a non-inflammatory condition most classically seen in the spine, and is characterized by ossification of the spinal ligaments…
Abstract Number: 1867 • ACR Convergence 2020
Two-Year Diagnostic Consistency in Patients with Chronic Back Pain Suspected of Axial Spondyloarthritis in Protocolised Follow-up: Data from the Spondyloarthritis Caught Early Cohort
Anne Boel¹, Miranda van Lunteren², Karen Fagerli³, Ulf Lindström⁴, Roberta Ramonda⁵, Marleen van de Sande⁶, Désirée van der Heijde⁷ and Floris van Gaalen⁸, ¹Leiden University Medical Centre, Hooge Zwaluwe, Netherlands, ²Leiden University Medical Centre, Weesp, Netherlands, ³Diakonhjemmet Hospital, Oslo, Norway, ⁴Department of Rheumatology and inflammation research, Institute of Medicine, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden., Gothenburg, Sweden, ⁵University of Padova, Padova, Italy, ⁶Amsterdam UMC, AMC/University of Amsterdam, Department of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Amsterdam Infection & Immunity Institute and Amsterdam Rheumatology and Immunology Center (ARC), Amsterdam, Netherlands, ⁷Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, Netherlands, ⁸Leiden University Medical Center (LUMC), Leiden, Netherlands
Background/Purpose: A diagnosis of (early) axial spondyloarthritis (axSpA) is based on pattern recognition, which can be challenging and may change over time. The aim of…
Abstract Number: 1868 • ACR Convergence 2020
Comparison of Quality of Life Between Chronic Back Pain Patients with and Without a Diagnosis of Axial Spondyloarthritis After 2-Year Protocolised Follow-up: Data from the Spondyloarthritis Caught Early Cohort
Anne Boel¹, Miranda van Lunteren², Karen Fagerli³, Sofia Exarchou⁴, Roberta Ramonda⁵, Marleen van de Sande⁶, Désirée van der Heijde⁷ and Floris van Gaalen⁸, ¹Leiden University Medical Centre, Hooge Zwaluwe, Netherlands, ²Leiden University Medical Centre, Weesp, Netherlands, ³Diakonhjemmet Hospital, Oslo, Norway, ⁴Rheumatology, Department of Clinical Sciences Malmö, Lund University, Malmö, Sweden, Malmo, Sweden, ⁵University of Padova, Padova, Italy, ⁶Amsterdam UMC, AMC/University of Amsterdam, Department of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Amsterdam Infection & Immunity Institute and Amsterdam Rheumatology and Immunology Center (ARC), Amsterdam, Netherlands, ⁷Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, Netherlands, ⁸Leiden University Medical Center (LUMC), Leiden, Netherlands
Background/Purpose: The aim of this study was to compare quality of life (QoL) between chronic back pain (CBP) patients with and without a diagnosis of…
Abstract Number: 1869 • ACR Convergence 2020
“Rheum to Diagnosis”: Uncovering Impediments to Accurate Diagnosis of Non-radiographic Axial Spondylarthritis (nr-axSpA)
Sonam Kiwalkar¹, Atul Deodhar¹ and Richard Howard², ¹Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, OR, ²Spondylitis Association of America, Van Nuys, CA
Background/Purpose: In the US, there is up to a 14-year delay in axSpA diagnosis, which is likely greater for nr-axSpA.1 Impediments to timely diagnosis of…
Abstract Number: 1871 • ACR Convergence 2020
Comparison of Work Productivity Outcomes Between Chronic Back Pain Patients with and Without a Diagnosis of Axial Spondyloarthritis After 2-Year Protocolised Follow-Up: Data from the Spondyloarthritis Caught Early Cohort
Anne Boel¹, Miranda van Lunteren², Karen Fagerli³, Roberta Ramonda⁴, Sofia Exarchou⁵, Marleen van de Sande⁶, Floris van Gaalen⁷ and Désirée van der Heijde⁸, ¹Leiden University Medical Centre, Hooge Zwaluwe, Netherlands, ²Leiden University Medical Centre, Weesp, Netherlands, ³Diakonhjemmet Hospital, Oslo, Norway, ⁴University of Padova, Padova, Italy, ⁵Rheumatology, Department of Clinical Sciences Malmö, Lund University, Malmö, Sweden, Malmo, Sweden, ⁶Amsterdam UMC, AMC/University of Amsterdam, Department of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Amsterdam Infection & Immunity Institute and Amsterdam Rheumatology and Immunology Center (ARC), Amsterdam, Netherlands, ⁷Leiden University Medical Center (LUMC), Leiden, Netherlands, ⁸Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, Netherlands
Background/Purpose: The aim of this study was to compare work-productivity and activity impairment outcomes after two-year follow-up between chronic back pain (CBP) patients with and…
Abstract Number: 1876 • ACR Convergence 2020
The Role of HLA B27 in Axial Spondyloarthritis: Prevalence and Performance as a Marker in an Argentinian Cohort
Rodrigo Garcia Salinas¹, Santiago Ruta¹, Einer Sanchez Prado¹, Jessica Torres Chichande¹, Alvaro Ruta¹, Facundo Salvatori¹ and Sebastian Magri¹, ¹Hospital Italiano La Plata, La Plata, Argentina
Background/Purpose: HLA B27 prevalence in Latin America are heterogeneous and timeless, we propose to estimate the prevalence of HLA B27 in an Argentinian cohort of…
Abstract Number: 0317 • ACR Convergence 2020
Axial Involvement in Psoriatic Arthritis in a Comprehensive Rapid Diagnosis Program (Reuma-check PsA). Analysis of Its Characteristics
Rodrigo Garcia Salinas¹, Santiago Ruta², Jessica Torres Chichande¹, Einer Sanchez Prado¹, Facundo Salvatori¹ and Sebastian Magri¹, ¹Hospital Italiano La Plata, La Plata, Argentina, ²Hospital Italiano La Plata, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Background/Purpose: To date, there is no consensus that allows an appropriate definition of axial involvement in PsA, that ranges between 25 to 70%. To estimate…
Abstract Number: 1894 • ACR Convergence 2020
Use of Facebook and Electronic Patient Portal to Identify Axial Spondyloarthritis in Patients with Chronic Back Pain
Yuliya Afinogenova¹, Swetha Alexander², Andrew Haims³ and Abhijeet Danve⁴, ¹Yale University, Orange, CT, ²University of Connecticut, New Haven, ³Yale University, New Haven, CT, ⁴Yale University, Rocky Hill, CT
Background/Purpose: Delay in diagnosis of Axial Spondyloarthritis (axSpA) remains a significant unmet need and can be partially attributed to lack of timely rheumatology referral. Current…
Abstract Number: 0344 • ACR Convergence 2020
Use of the BASDAI in Psoriatic Arthritis Patients with and Without Axial Disease
Soumya Reddy¹, M. Elaine Husni², Jose Scher³, Ethan Craig⁴, Alexis Ogdie⁴ and Jessica Walsh⁵, ¹NYU School of Medicine, New York, NY, ²Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, ³NYU School of Medicine, New York City, ⁴University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, ⁵University of Utah School of Medicine, George E. Wahlen Veteran Affairs Medical Center, Salt Lake City, UT
Background/Purpose: The Bath Ankylosing Spondylitis Disease Activity Index (BASDAI) is increasingly being used to assess the activity of axial disease in patients with psoriatic arthritis…
Abstract Number: 0505 • ACR Convergence 2020
Secukinumab Provides Sustained Improvements in Clinical and Imaging Outcomes in Patients with Psoriatic Arthritis and Axial Manifestations: Results from the MAXIMISE Trial
Xenofon Baraliakos¹, Laure Gossec², Effie Pournara³, Slawomir Jeka⁴, Ricardo Blanco⁵, Salvatore D'Angelo⁶, Georg Schett⁷, Barbara Schulz³, Michael Rissler³, Dermot Whyms⁸, Chiara Perella³ and Laura Coates⁹, ¹Rheumazentrum Ruhrgebiet Herne, Ruhr-University Bochum, Bochum, Germany, ²Sorbonne Université and Hôpital Universitaire Pitié Salpêtrière, Paris, France, ³Novartis Pharma AG, Basel, Switzerland, ⁴2nd Univ Hospital, CM UMK, Bydgoszcz, Poland, ⁵Hospital Universitario Marqués de Valdecilla, Santander, Cantabria, Spain, ⁶Rheumatology Department of Lucania and Rheumatology Institute of Lucania (IRel), San Carlo Hospital of Potenza, Potenza, Italy, ⁷Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen- Nuremberg, Erlangen, Germany, ⁸Novartis Ireland Limited, Dublin, Ireland, ⁹University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom
Background/Purpose: Axial disease may affect up to 25–70% of psoriatic arthritis (PsA) patients, depending on the definition used. Current evidence on efficacy of biologics in…
Abstract Number: 1183 • 2019 ACR/ARP Annual Meeting
Gout and Serum Urate Levels Are Associated with Lumbar Spine Monosodium Urate Deposition and Chronic Low Back Pain: A Dual-Energy CT Study
Michael Toprover¹, Anastasia Slobodnick ², Courtney Pike ³, Cheongeun Oh ⁴, Claudine Davis ², Michael Mechlin ⁵ and Michael H Pillinger ⁶, ¹Rheumatology Division, NYU Langone Health and Rheumatology Section, NY Harbor Health Care System, Department of Veterans Affairs., New York, NY, ²Rheumatology Division, NYU Langone Health, New York, ³Rheumatology Section, NY Harbor VA Healthcare System, New York, ⁴Biostatistics Department, NYU Langone Health, New York, ⁵Musculoskeletal Radiology, NYU Langone Health, New York, ⁶Rheumatology Division, NYU Langone Health and Rheumatology Section, NY Harbor Health Care System, Department of Veterans Affairs., New York
Background/Purpose: More than 130 cases of gout of the spine have been reported, with presenting symptoms including acute back pain, neuropathy, and spinal compression; diagnosis…
Abstract Number: 1231 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Pyogenic Vertebral Osteomyelitis: Outcome Variables Analysis in a 116 Patients Cohort at a Tertiary Hospital during the Last 8 YEARS
Jorge Juan Fragio Gil¹, Roxana Gonzalez Mazario¹, Francisco Miguel Ortiz-Sanjuán¹, Jose Ivorra Cortes¹, Elena Grau Garcia¹, Karla Arevalo¹, Isabel Martinez Cordellat¹, Inmaculada Chalmeta Verdejo¹, Jose Eloy Oller Rodriguez¹, Luis Gonzalez Puig¹, Marta De la Rubia Navarro¹, Rosa Negueroles Albuixech¹, Cristina Alcañiz Escandell², Elvira Vicens Bernabeu¹, Eva Calabuig³, Maria Tasias Pitarch³, Miguel Salavert Lleti³ and Jose Andres Roman Ivorra¹, ¹Rheumatology Department. Hospital Universitario y Politecnico La Fe, Valencia, Spain, ²IIS La Fe, Valencia, Spain, ³Infectious Diseases Unit. Hospital Universitario y Politecnico La Fe, Valencia, Spain
Background/Purpose: Vertebral Osteomyelitis is an infectious disease of the vertebral body which could involve the intervertebral space (spondylodiscitis). Early diagnosis and treatment are essential in…
Abstract Number: 193 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Evaluation of a Diversionary Back Pain Service
Lynden Roberts, Rheumatology, Monash Medical Centre, Clayton, Australia
Background/Purpose: Surgical treatment of spinal pain is rarely indicated. Nevertheless, primary care clinician referrals to spinal surgeons for evaluation of spinal pain conditions are common.…
Abstract Number: 208 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Influence of Depression on Healthcare Expenditures Among Adults with Spondylosis, Intervertebral Disc Disorders and Other Back Problems in the United States
Jawad Bilal¹, Adam Berlinberg¹, Jaren Trost¹, Sandipan Bhattacharjee² and Irbaz Bin Riaz¹, ¹Banner University Medical Center, Tucson, AZ, ²Department of Pharmacy, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ
Background/Purpose: Back pain is a very prevalent complaint affecting two-thirds of population, and accounts for 90.7 billion dollars annually in healthcare expenditure. The occurrence of…
Abstract Number: 307 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Biochemical Intervertebral Disc Alterations in Patients with Low Back Pain and Radiculopathy
Philipp Sewerin¹, Christoph Schleich², Ruben Sengewein³, Matthias Schneider⁴ and Benedikt Ostendorf¹, ¹Department and Hiller-Research-Unit for Rheumatology, Heinrich-Heine University, Düsseldorf, Germany, ²Dep. for diagnostic and interventional Radiology, Heinrich-Heine University, Duesseldorf, Germany, ³Department and Hiller Research Unit for Rheumatology, Heinrich-Heine University, Düsseldorf, Germany, ⁴Policlinic for Rheumatology & Hiller Research Centre for Rheumatology, Heinrich-Heine-University Duesseldorf, Duesseldorf, Germany
Background/Purpose: To assess the glycosaminoglycan (GAG) content of lumbar intervertebral discs (IVD) in patients with low back pain (LBP) and radiculopathy using glycosaminoglycan chemical exchange…

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