Xenofon Baraliakos

TL;DR: A comprehensive handbook on the most relevant aspects for the assessments of spondyloarthritis, covering classification criteria, MRI and x rays for sacroiliac joints and the spine, a complete set of all measurements relevant for clinical trials and international recommendations for the management of SpA are provided.

TL;DR: The 2016 Assessment of SpondyloArthritis international Society-EULAR recommendations provide up-to-date guidance on the management of patients with axSpA and three overarching principles and 13 recommendations deal with surgery and spinal fractures.

TL;DR: The ASAS/EULAR recommendations on the management of ankylo sing spondylitis (AS) are based on the original paper, a systematic review of existing recommendations and the literature since 2005 and the discussion and agreement among 21 international experts, 2 patients and 2 physiotherapists in a meeting in February 2010 as mentioned in this paper.

TL;DR: This first update of the ASAS/EULAR recommendations on the management of ankylosing spondylitis is based on the original paper, a systematic review of existing recommendations and the literature since 2005 and the discussion and agreement among 21 international experts, 2 patients and 2 physiotherapists in a meeting in February 2010.

TL;DR: For the first time, MRI findings relevant for sacroiliitis have been defined by consensus by a group of rheumatologists and radiologists to help in applying correctly the imaging feature “active sacroiliaitis by MRI” in the new ASAS classification criteria for axial SpA.