Prevalence of joint, entheseal, tendon, and bursal findings in young, healthy individuals by musculoskeletal ultrasound
Authors' conclusion
Joint effusion in large and medium joints, as well as entheseal hyperperfusion, bursal effusion, and tendon sheath effusion, are found in healthy individuals. Hours of sports activity per week, BMI and fat mass index showed significant associations with the findings in joints and entheses.
Study context
- Population
- Healthy individuals below the age of 30 years; US of large and medium joints, bursae, tendons and entheses52.9% female
- Participants
- 51 participants
- Outcome
- Prevalence of joint, enthesis, bursa and tendon US findings in large and medium joints
Methodological detailsbinary logistic regression
- Binary logistic regression
Main finding
As reported in the abstract
Joint effusion in ≥1 joint
72.6%
n = 37
Entheseal pathology in ≥1 enthesis
27.5%
n = 14
Observational data: associations, not effects.
Further findings
Factors associated with US findings (binary logistic regression)
- Hours of sports activity per week and knee effusion
- P = 0.017
- Entheseal pathology in ≥1 site and body mass index (BMI)
- P = 0.015
- Entheseal pathology in ≥1 site and fat mass index
- P = 0.026
Original publication
Prevalence of joint, entheseal, tendon, and bursal findings in young, healthy individuals by musculoskeletal ultrasound. Scand J Rheumatol. Published 14 December 2021. doi:10.
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