Spondyloarthritis & psoriatic arthritis
DEUS Enthesitis Index (DEI): a new tool integrating ultrasound and clinical examination for enthesitis assessment in spondyloarthritis
Authors' conclusion
DEI is a novel tool that integrates both ultrasound and clinical examination findings for enthesitis assessment, potentially ensuring a more reliable evaluation of this key domain in SpA.
Study context
- Population
- Patients with spondyloarthritis (SpA), 20 rheumatology centres across 11 countries; bilateral US and clinical examination of lower limb large entheses (quadriceps tendon, proximal and distal patellar tendons, Achilles tendon, plantar fascia)
- Participants
- 413 patients
- Exposure
- DEI vs clinical examination of the entheses alone
- Axial SpAn = 224
- PsAn = 189
- Outcome
- DEI score (range 0–20) in SpA
Methodological detailsobservational, multicentric
- Observational
- Multicentric
Main finding
As reported in the abstract
SpA
1.0
median · IQR 0.0–3.0
Observational data: associations, not effects.
Original publication
DEUS Enthesitis Index (DEI): a new tool integrating ultrasound and clinical examination for enthesitis assessment in spondyloarthritis. RMD Open. Published 28 April 2025. doi:10.
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