Esperanza Naredo, Maria Antonietta D'Agostino, Lene Terslev, Carlos Pineda, M Isabel Miguel, Joan Blasi, George A Bruyn, Marion C Kortekaas, Peter Mandl, Rodina Nestorova, Marcin Szkudlarek, Plamen Todorov, Violeta Vlad, Priscilla Wong, Catherine Bakewell, Emilio Filippucci, Alen Zabotti, Mihaela Micu, Florentin Vreju, Mohamed Mortada, José Alexandre Mendonça, Carlos A Guillen-Astete, Otto Olivas-Vergara, Annamaria Iagnocco, Petra Hanova, Ilaria Tinazzi, Peter V Balint, Sibel Zehra Aydin, David Kane, Helen Keen, Gurjit S Kaeley, Ingrid Möller
OBJECTIVES: The main objective was to generate a GLobal OMERACT Ultrasound DActylitis Score (GLOUDAS) in psoriatic arthritis and to test its reliability. To this end, we assessed the validity, feasibility and applicability of ultrasound assessment of finger entheses to incorporate them into the scoring system. METHODS: The study consisted of a stepwise process. First, in cadaveric specimens, we identified enthesis sites of the fingers by ultrasound and gross anatomy, and then verified presence of entheseal tissue in histological samples...
April 4, 2024: Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases