Current differentiation between radiographic and non-radiographic axial spondyloarthritis is of limited benefit for prediction of important clinical outcomes: data from a large, prospective, observational cohort

• Xenofon Baraliakos,
• Oliver Distler,
• Diego Kyburz,
• Manouk de Hooge,
• Adrian Ciurea,
• Michael J Nissen,
• Raphael Micheroli,
• Almut Scherer,
• Kristina Bürki,
• Pascale Exer,
• Burkhard Möller,
• Eleftherios Papagiannoulis,
• Michael Andor,
• René Bräm,
• Seraphina Kissling,
• Monika Hebeisen

Affiliations

Xenofon Baraliakos

Rheumazentrum Ruhrgebiet Herne, Ruhr University Bochum, Bochum, Germany

Oliver Distler

Department of Rheumatology, Zurich University Hospital, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland

Diego Kyburz

Department of Rheumatology, Basel University Hospital, Basel, Switzerland

Manouk de Hooge

VIB Inflammation Research Center, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium

Adrian Ciurea

Department of Rheumatology, Zurich University Hospital, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland

Michael J Nissen

Division of Rheumatology, Geneva University Hospital, Geneva, Switzerland

Raphael Micheroli

Department of Rheumatology, Zurich University Hospital, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland

Almut Scherer

Swiss Clinical Quality Management in Rheumatic Diseases SCQM, Zurich, Switzerland

Kristina Bürki

Department of Rheumatology, Zurich University Hospital, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland

Pascale Exer

Praxis Rheuma-Basel, Basel, Switzerland

Burkhard Möller

Department of Rheumatology, Inselspital Bern, Bern, Switzerland

Eleftherios Papagiannoulis

SCQM Foundation, Zurich, Switzerland

Michael Andor

Private Rheumatology Practice, Uster, Switzerland

René Bräm

Swiss Ankylosing Spondylitis Association, Zurich, Switzerland

Seraphina Kissling

Swiss Clinical Quality Management Foundation, Zurich, Switzerland

Monika Hebeisen

SCQM Foundation, Zurich, Switzerland