Editorial: Axial Spondyloarthritis: The Recurrence Plot Thickens

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“…Its onset is usually insidious, and it typically worsens with extension, ipsilateral bending, or rotation of the spine (2-4), improving with lumbar flexion. It causes morning stiffness of the spine (3) and occurs when movement starts and at rest (3,4). In contrast, lumbar hyperlordosis produces overload in its concavity (the facet joints) and is associated with a horizontalized sacrum (5), which, in turn, is associated with female sex (6).…”

Axial Spondyloarthritis in Relatives of Probands With Ankylosing Spondylitis: Comment on the Article by Turina et al

“…Hence, a significant number of patients meeting strict diagnostic criteria for sacroiliitis, including young patients, exhibit hip or spine conditions causing bone marrow edema of the SI joint (5). Indeed, degenerative changes in the SI joint were observed in 3 of 4 patients with lumbar spine arthrosis (7) and 10% of patients with suspected SpA (8).…”