Table 3

MRI, XR and bone densitometry in AM vs non-AM erosive PsA

MRI (dominant wrist and fingers)
AM
non-AM
p value

Bone erosion score (PAMRIS)
53.0* (28 to 125)
15.0 (3 to 22)
0.004
     MCPs bone erosion**
1.8 (0.4 to 16.3)
1.0 (0 to 4)
0.045
     PIPs bone erosion
2.8 (0 to 20)
0.4 (0 to 3.4)
0.036
     DIPs bone erosion
1.3 (0 to 8.8)
0.0 (0 to 3.4)
0.018
Bone oedema score (PAMRIS)
14.7 (8.3 to 19.5)
10.0 (2.0 to 12.5)
0.056
     MCPs bone oedema
0.0 (0 to 3)
0.0 (0 to 2.3)
0.71
     PIPs bone oedema
0.0 (0 to 3.8)
0.0 (0 to 1.5)
0.74
     DIPs bone oedema
0.0 (0 to 4)
0.0 (0 to 2.8)
0.74
Bone proliferation score (PAMRIS)
3.6 (2.2 to 5.0)
0.7 (0.2 to 2.1)
0.003
     MCPs bone proliferation
0.3 (0 to 1)
0.0 (0 to 0.8)
0.037
     PIPs bone proliferation
0.3 (0 to 0.9)
0.0 (0 to 0.5)
0.13
     DIPs bone proliferation
0.3 (0 to 0.6)
0.0 (0 to 1.0)
0.021




XR of hands and feet




XR erosion score
89.8 (69.0 to 104.3)
21.0 (6.0 to 35.0)
0.001
XR narrowing
5.0 (57.0 to 108.3)
16.5 (4.5 to 28.0)
0.002
Sacroiliitis (No. %)
3 (27%)
6 (35%)
0.98




Bone densitometry




T score L1 -4
0.7 (- 0.1 to 4.8)
-0.1 (-1.6 to 2.8)
0.13
T score total femur
-0.4 (-1.8 to 1.3)
-0.3 (-2.1 to 1.3)
0.88

*Median + interquartile range shown

**score per joint; median (range)

AM = arthritis mutilans; DIP = distal interphalangeal; MCP = metacarpophalangeal; MRI = magnetic resonance imaging; non-AM = erosive psoriatic arthritis without bone lysis; PAMRIS = Psoriatic arthritis MRI scoring system; PIP = proximal interphalangeal; PsA = psoriatic arthritis; XR = plain radiography.

Tan et al. Arthritis Research & Therapy 2009 11:R2   doi:10.1186/ar2586

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