Edited by Drs. Juergen Braun and Joachim Sieper, this issue of Rheumatic Disease Clinics comprehensively reviews the state of the art of spondyloarthritis (SpA) diagnosis, prognosis, pathogenesis and genetic insights, and treatment. The worldwide burden of SpA now exceeds that of rheumatoid arthritis. General topics covered include inflammatory back pain, pathophysiology, imaging techniques, and therapeutic strategies.
1. Cover image - p. 1 2. Title page - p. 2 3. Table of Contents - p. 3 4. Contributors - p. 4 5. Forthcoming Issues - p. 5 6. Foreword - p. 6 7. Preface - p. 7 8. Epidemiology of Spondyloarthritis - p. 10 9. Classification, Diagnosis, and Referral of Patients with Axial Spondyloarthritis - p. 23 10. Inflammatory Back Pain - p. 28 11. Inflammatory Back Pain - p. 36 12. Imaging in Axial Spondyloarthritis - p. 42 13. Comorbidities in Patients with Spondyloarthritis - p. 46 14. The Genetics of Ankylosing Spondylitis and Axial Spondyloarthritis - p. 52 15. Pathophysiology of New Bone Formation and Ankylosis in Spondyloarthritis - p. 58 16. Pathophysiology and Role of the Gastrointestinal System in Spondyloarthritides - p. 63 17. Therapy for Spondyloarthritis - p. 71 18. Therapeutic Controversies in Spondyloarthritis - p. 81 19. Therapeutic Controversies - p. 88 20. How Important is Early Therapy in Axial Spondyloarthritis? - p. 100 21. Index - p. 105
Edited by Drs. Juergen Braun and Joachim Sieper, this issue of Rheumatic Disease Clinics comprehensively reviews the state of the art of spondyloarthritis (SpA) diagnosis, prognosis, pathogenesis and genetic insights, and treatment. The worldwide burden of SpA now exceeds that of rheumatoid arthritis. General topics covered include inflammatory back pain, pathophysiology, imaging techniques, and therapeutic strategies.
1. Cover image - p. 1 2. Title page - p. 2 3. Table of Contents - p. 3 4. Contributors - p. 4 5. Forthcoming Issues - p. 5 6. Foreword - p. 6 7. Preface - p. 7 8. Epidemiology of Spondyloarthritis - p. 10 9. Classification, Diagnosis, and Referral of Patients with Axial Spondyloarthritis - p. 23 10. Inflammatory Back Pain - p. 28 11. Inflammatory Back Pain - p. 36 12. Imaging in Axial Spondyloarthritis - p. 42 13. Comorbidities in Patients with Spondyloarthritis - p. 46 14. The Genetics of Ankylosing Spondylitis and Axial Spondyloarthritis - p. 52 15. Pathophysiology of New Bone Formation and Ankylosis in Spondyloarthritis - p. 58 16. Pathophysiology and Role of the Gastrointestinal System in Spondyloarthritides - p. 63 17. Therapy for Spondyloarthritis - p. 71 18. Therapeutic Controversies in Spondyloarthritis - p. 81 19. Therapeutic Controversies - p. 88 20. How Important is Early Therapy in Axial Spondyloarthritis? - p. 100 21. Index - p. 105
