TY - JOUR T1 - Are Ultrasound Findings Similar in Patients with Axial Spondyloarthritis and in Athlete Entheses? JF - The Journal of Rheumatology JO - J Rheumatol SP - 609 LP - 612 DO - 10.3899/jrheum.160715 VL - 44 IS - 5 AU - Marie-Alix Lanfranchi AU - Olivier Leluc AU - Alice Tavano AU - Cécile Wormser AU - Sophie Morange AU - Christophe Chagnaud AU - Vincent Pradel AU - Pierre Lafforgue AU - Thao Pham Y1 - 2017/05/01 UR - http://www.jrheum.org/content/44/5/609.abstract N2 - 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. ER -