Assessing the construct validity of clinical tests to identify sacroiliac joint inflammation in patients with non ‐radiographic axial spondyloarthritis

ConclusionsSacroiliac joint pain provocation tests correlate modestly with inflammation. The Patrick's Faber test showed the greater LR to identify SIJ inflammation in patients with nrAxSpA. SIJ pain provocation tests may offer a simple and cost ‐effective way of identifying patients with nrAxSpA who are most likely to have MRI evidence of inflammation.

Source: International Journal of Rheumatic Diseases - May 26, 2019 Category: Rheumatology Authors: Marcelo P. Castro, Simon M. Stebbings, Stephan Milosavljevic, Susanne J. Pedersen, Melanie D. Bussey Tags: ORIGINAL ARTICLE Source Type: research