| Autor: |
Ben Nessib, Dorra, Ferjani, Hanene Lassoued, Majdoub, Fatma, Ben Aissa, Rania, Gzam, Yosra, Kaffel, Dhia, Maatallah, Kaouther, Hamdi, Wafa |
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Current Rheumatology Reviews; 2023, Vol. 20 Issue: 1 p88-96, 9p |
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Objective: The purpose of this study was to describe the distribution of Anterior Chest Wall (ACW) arthropathies in a tertiary care center and identify clinical, biological and imaging findings to differentiate osteoarthritis (OA) from non-osteoarthritis (N-OA) etiologies.Methods: Search from medical records from January 2009 to April 2022, including patients with manubriosternal and/or sternoclavicular and/or sternocostal joint changes confirmed by ultrasonography, computed tomography or magnetic resonance imaging. The final study group was divided into OA and N-OA subgroups.Results: A total of 108 patients (34 males and 74 females, mean age: 47.3 ± 13 years) were included. Twenty patients had findings of OA, while 88 were diagnosed with N-OA pathologies. SpA was the most common etiology in the N-OA group (n = 75). The other N-OA etiologies were less common: rheumatoid arthritis (n = 4), Synovitis, acne, pustulosis, hyperostosis, osteitis (SAPHO) syndrome (n = 3), infectious arthritis (n = 3) and microcrystalline arthropathies (n = 3). Regarding the distinctive features, ACW pain was the inaugural manifestation in 50% of patients in OA group and 18.2% of patients in N-OA group (p = 0.003); high inflammatory biomarkers were more common in N-OA group (p = 0.033). Imaging findings significantly associated with OA included subchondral bone cysts (p < 0.001) and intra-articular vacuum phenomenon (p < 0.001), while the presence of erosions was significantly associated with N-OA arthropathies (p = 0.019). OA was independently predicted by the presence of subchondral bone cysts (p = 0.026).Conclusion: ACW pain is a common but often underestimated complaint. Knowledge of the different non-traumatic pathologies and differentiation between OA and N-OA etiologies is fundamental for appropriate therapeutic management. |
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