Are Ultrasound Findings Similar in Patients with Axial Spondyloarthritis and in Athlete Entheses?

Objective: Enthesitis is the spondyloarthritis (SpA) landmark, but can also be seen after entheses overuse, such as during intensive sport.

Methods: We aimed to compare entheses ultrasound (US) findings in a prospective cross-sectional study of 30 axial SpA cases, 30 athletes, and 29 controls.

Results: Mean (SD) MAdrid Sonographic Enthesis Index (MASEI) score was 26.