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I read with great interest the study published by Renson et al .1 The authors concluded in the abstract that, ‘Our data reveal a need for a waiting period of… Click to show full abstract
I read with great interest the study published by Renson et al .1 The authors concluded in the abstract that, ‘Our data reveal a need for a waiting period of at least 6 months to perform an MRI-SIJ in postpartum women with back pain’ . But 69% of study subjects do not have back pain and are asymptomatic. Though the study is very systematically planned and has achieved its primary aim, the inferences drawn seem a little far-fetched and are applicable to only a limited set of individuals in real life. The fear of overdiagnosing spondyloarthritis (SpA) comes into the …
Journal Title: Annals of the rheumatic diseases
Year Published: 2020
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