RT Journal Article SR Electronic T1 Are Ultrasound Findings Similar in Patients with Axial Spondyloarthritis and in Athlete Entheses? JF The Journal of Rheumatology JO J Rheumatol FD The Journal of Rheumatology SP jrheum.160715 DO 10.3899/jrheum.160715 A1 Marie-Alix Lanfranchi A1 Olivier Leluc A1 Alice Tavano A1 Cécile Wormser A1 Sophie Morange A1 Christophe Chagnaud A1 Vincent Pradel A1 Pierre Lafforgue A1 Thao Pham YR 2017 UL http://www.jrheum.org/content/early/2017/02/24/jrheum.160715.abstract AB Objective Enthesitis is the spondyloarthritis (SpA) landmark, but can also be seen after entheses overuse, such as during intensive sport. Methods We aimed to compare entheses ultrasound (US) findings in a prospective cross-sectional study of 30 axial SpA cases, 30 athletes, and 29 controls. Results Mean (SD) MAdrid Sonographic Enthesis Index (MASEI) score was 26.3 (13), 12.2 (7), and 10.4 (6) in patients with SpA, athletes, and non-athlete control groups, respectively (p < 0.0001). Conclusion The MASEI score was significantly higher in patients with SpA compared with healthy controls, athletes, and non-athletes, and can be of value to distinguish SpA from healthy subjects, whatever their physical activity.