Musculoskeletal Ultrasound to Identify Subclinical Joint and Periarticular Involvement in Patients With Inflammatory Bowel Disease: A Systematic Literature Review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Musculoskeletal ultrasonography identifies subclinical joint and entheseal inflammation, and it might be of value in patients with inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD), which are at higher risk of inflammatory arthropathy and disability. Our aim was to retrieve the evidence on the applications of ultrasound in patients with non-arthropathic IBD.

Methods

Studies enrolling patients with IBD without arthritis, undergoing ultrasound of joints, tendons or entheses were eligible. The outcomes of interest encompassed the frequency of ultrasound-detected lesions, their accuracy in diagnosing arthritis, their prognostic role and sensitivity to change. All study types, excluding case reports, case series and narrative reviews, were included. Search strategies were applied in P

SUBMITTER: Sakellariou G 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9149094 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature