The arthropathy of systemic sclerosis: a 12 month prospective clinical and imaging study

Skeletal Radiology
Giovanni La MontagnaGabriele Valentini

Abstract

To assess the clinical and radiological features of systemic sclerosis (SSc) joint involvement in a prospective cross-sectional study. Seventy-six consecutive patients with SSc divided into clinical and serological subsets were investigated. Clinical and radiological assessments of the hands and feet were carried out. Three radiological patterns of inflammatory, degenerative and fibrotic changes were predefined. The Health Assessment Questionnaire (HAQ) disability index (DI) and individual components of the HAQ-DI were also evaluated. The highest impairments on the HAQ-DI (median 0.44; range 0-2.87) were detected in subdimensions such as hygiene, grip and activity components. Clinically articular involvement, arthralgia and finger contractures were seen more frequently than arthritis, and a significantly higher prevalence of finger flexion was found in patients with diffuse cutaneous SSc (P=0.03) compared with the other SSc subtypes. Radiologically, distal interphalangeal joint space narrowing and flexion deformity indicating periarticular fibrosis were frequently detected. Juxta-articular osteoporosis, joint space narrowing and flexion contractures of the fingers were seen significantly more frequently in the hands. A signific...Continue Reading

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