Disease-specific definitions of new bone formation on spine radiographs: a systematic literature review

• Published in: Rheumatology advances in practice Vol. 8; no. 2; p. rkae061
• Main Authors: Gazel, Ummugulsum, Ayan, Gizem, Hryciw, Nicole, Delorme, Jean-Philippe, Hepworth, Elliot, Sampaio, Marcos, Jibri, Zaid, Karsh, Jacob, Aydin, Sibel Zehra
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England Oxford University Press 01.07.2024
• Subjects: Canada; Diagnostic imaging; Diseases; Medical imaging equipment; Medical research; Medicine, Experimental; Osteoarthritis; Canada; spine; new bone formation; radiography

We aimed to explore the radiographic definitions of types of New Bone formation (NBF) by focusing on the terminology, description and location of the findings. Three systematic literature reviews were conducted in parallel to identify the radiographic spinal NBF definitions for spondyloarthritis (Sp...