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Turkish League Against Rheumatism Consensus Report: Recommendations For Management of Axial Spondyloarthritis

Volume 33 · Issue 1 · March 2018 Publish Date: March 31, 2018
Hatice BODUR 1 Cahit KAÇAR 2 Ayhan KAMANLI 3 Ece KAPTANOĞLU 4 Taciser KAYA 5 Hilal KOCABAŞ 6 Ömer KURU 7 Meltem Alkan MELİKOĞLU 8 Erhan ÖZDEMİREL 9 Sumru ÖZEL 10 Aylin REZVANİ 11 İlhan SEZER 12 İsmihan SUNAR 13 Gülcan GÜRER 14 Tuncay DURUÖZ 15 Fatma Gül YURDAKUL 16 Şebnem ATAMAN 17 Yeşim GARİP 18 Kemal NAS 19 Fikriye Figen AYHAN 20 Özgür AKGÜL 21 Ayşen AKINCI 22 Zuhal ALTAY 23 Murat BİRTANE 24 Derya SOY BUĞDAYCI 25 Erhan ÇAPKIN 26 Remzi ÇEVİK 27 Gürkan YILMAZ 28
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Hatice BODUR
Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Yıldırım Beyazıt University School of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey image/svg+xml
Cahit KAÇAR
Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Division of Rheumatology, Akdeniz University School of Medicine, Antalya, Turkey image/svg+xml
Ayhan KAMANLI
Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Division of Rheumatology, Sakarya University School of Medicine, Sakarya, Turkey image/svg+xml
Ece KAPTANOĞLU
Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Division of Rheumatology, Sivas Cumhuriyet University School of Medicine, Sivas, Turkey image/svg+xml
Taciser KAYA
Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, SBÜ İzmir Bozyaka Training and Research Hospital, İzmir, Turkey image/svg+xml
Hilal KOCABAŞ
Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Division of Rheumatology, Necmettin Erbakan University Meram School of Medicine, Konya, Turkey image/svg+xml
Ömer KURU
Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Division of Rheumatology, Ondokuz Mayıs University School of Medicine, Samsun, Turkey image/svg+xml
Meltem Alkan MELİKOĞLU
Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Division of Rheumatology, Atatürk University School of Medicine, Erzurum, Turkey image/svg+xml
Erhan ÖZDEMİREL
Department of Rheumatology, SBÜ Dışkapı Yıldırım Beyazıt Training and Research Hospital, Ankara, Turkey image/svg+xml
Sumru ÖZEL
Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Hitit University School of Medicine, Çorum, Turkey image/svg+xml
Aylin REZVANİ
Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Bezmialem University School of Medicine, İstanbul, Turkey image/svg+xml
İlhan SEZER
Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, SBÜ Antalya Training and Research Hospital, Antalya, Turkey image/svg+xml
İsmihan SUNAR
Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Division of Rheumatology, Ankara University School of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey image/svg+xml
Gülcan GÜRER
Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Division of Rheumatology, Adnan Menderes University School of Medicine, Aydın, Turkey image/svg+xml
Tuncay DURUÖZ
Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Division of Rheumatology, Marmara University School of Medicine, İstanbul, Turkey image/svg+xml
Fatma Gül YURDAKUL
Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, SBÜ Ankara Numune Training and Research Hospital, Ankara, Turkey image/svg+xml
Şebnem ATAMAN
Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Division of Rheumatology, Ankara University School of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey image/svg+xml
Yeşim GARİP
Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, SBÜ Ankara Numune Training and Research Hospital, Ankara, Turkey image/svg+xml
Kemal NAS
Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Sakarya University School of Medicine, Sakarya, Turkey image/svg+xml
Fikriye Figen AYHAN
Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Ankara Training and Research Hospital, Ankara, Turkey image/svg+xml
Özgür AKGÜL
Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Division of Rheumatology, Celal Bayar University School of Medicine, Manisa, Turkey image/svg+xml
Ayşen AKINCI
Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Hacettepe University School of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey image/svg+xml
Zuhal ALTAY
Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, İnönü University School of Medicine, Malatya, Turkey image/svg+xml
Murat BİRTANE
Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Trakya University School of Medicine, Edirne, Turkey image/svg+xml
Derya SOY BUĞDAYCI
Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, SBÜ İstanbul Training and Research Hospital, İstanbul, Turkey image/svg+xml
Erhan ÇAPKIN
Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Karadeniz Teknik University School of Medicine, Trabzon, Turkey image/svg+xml
Remzi ÇEVİK
Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Dicle University School of Medicine, Diyarbakir, Turkey image/svg+xml
Gürkan YILMAZ
Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Division of Rheumatology, Ankara University School of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey image/svg+xml
Hatice BODUR, Cahit KAÇAR, Ayhan KAMANLI, Ece KAPTANOĞLU, Taciser KAYA, Hilal KOCABAŞ, … Gürkan YILMAZ. (2018). Turkish League Against Rheumatism Consensus Report: Recommendations For Management of Axial Spondyloarthritis. Archives of Rheumatology, 33(1), 001–016. https://doi.org/10.5606/ArchRheumatol.2018.6833
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Abstract

Objectives: This study aims to update 2011 Turkish League Against Rheumatism SpondyloArthritis Recommendations, and to compose a national expert opinion on management of axial spondyloArthritis under guidance of current guidelines, and implantation and dissemination of these international guidelines into our clinical practice.

Materials and methods: A scientific committee of 28 experts consisting of 14 rheumatologists and 14 physical medicine and rehabilitation specialists (one of them also has an immunology PhD) was formed. The recommendations, systematic reviews, and meta-analyses including pharmacologic and non-pharmacologic treatment were scrutinized paying special attention with convenient key words. The draft of Turkish League Against Rheumatism opinion whose roof consisted of international treatment recommendations, particularly the Assessment of SpondyloArthritis International Society/European League Against Rheumatism recommendations was composed. Assessment of level of agreement with opinions by task force members was established through the Delphi technique. Voting using a numerical rating scale assessed the strength of each recommendation.

Results: Panel compromised on five basic principles and 13 recommendations including pharmacological and nonpharmacological methods. All of the recommendations had adequate strength.

Conclusion: Turkish League Against Rheumatism expert opinion for the management of axial spondyloArthritis was developed based on scientific

evidence. These recommendations will be updated regularly in accordance with current developments.

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Volume / Issue Volume 33 · Issue 1 · March 2018
Pages 001-016
DOI 10.5606/ArchRheumatol.2018.6833
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Hatice BODUR
Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Yıldırım Beyazıt University School of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey
2
Cahit KAÇAR
Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Division of Rheumatology, Akdeniz University School of Medicine, Antalya, Turkey
3
Ayhan KAMANLI
Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Division of Rheumatology, Sakarya University School of Medicine, Sakarya, Turkey
4
Ece KAPTANOĞLU
Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Division of Rheumatology, Sivas Cumhuriyet University School of Medicine, Sivas, Turkey
5
Taciser KAYA
Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, SBÜ İzmir Bozyaka Training and Research Hospital, İzmir, Turkey
6
Hilal KOCABAŞ
Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Division of Rheumatology, Necmettin Erbakan University Meram School of Medicine, Konya, Turkey
7
Ömer KURU
Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Division of Rheumatology, Ondokuz Mayıs University School of Medicine, Samsun, Turkey
8
Meltem Alkan MELİKOĞLU
Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Division of Rheumatology, Atatürk University School of Medicine, Erzurum, Turkey
9
Erhan ÖZDEMİREL
Department of Rheumatology, SBÜ Dışkapı Yıldırım Beyazıt Training and Research Hospital, Ankara, Turkey
10
Sumru ÖZEL
Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Hitit University School of Medicine, Çorum, Turkey
11
Aylin REZVANİ
Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Bezmialem University School of Medicine, İstanbul, Turkey
12
İlhan SEZER
Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, SBÜ Antalya Training and Research Hospital, Antalya, Turkey
13
İsmihan SUNAR
Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Division of Rheumatology, Ankara University School of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey
14
Gülcan GÜRER
Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Division of Rheumatology, Adnan Menderes University School of Medicine, Aydın, Turkey
15
Tuncay DURUÖZ
Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Division of Rheumatology, Marmara University School of Medicine, İstanbul, Turkey
16
Fatma Gül YURDAKUL
Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, SBÜ Ankara Numune Training and Research Hospital, Ankara, Turkey
17
Şebnem ATAMAN
Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Division of Rheumatology, Ankara University School of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey
18
Yeşim GARİP
Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, SBÜ Ankara Numune Training and Research Hospital, Ankara, Turkey
19
Kemal NAS
Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Sakarya University School of Medicine, Sakarya, Turkey
20
Fikriye Figen AYHAN
Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Ankara Training and Research Hospital, Ankara, Turkey
21
Özgür AKGÜL
Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Division of Rheumatology, Celal Bayar University School of Medicine, Manisa, Turkey
22
Ayşen AKINCI
Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Hacettepe University School of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey
23
Zuhal ALTAY
Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, İnönü University School of Medicine, Malatya, Turkey
24
Murat BİRTANE
Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Trakya University School of Medicine, Edirne, Turkey
25
Derya SOY BUĞDAYCI
Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, SBÜ İstanbul Training and Research Hospital, İstanbul, Turkey
26
Erhan ÇAPKIN
Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Karadeniz Teknik University School of Medicine, Trabzon, Turkey
27
Remzi ÇEVİK
Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Dicle University School of Medicine, Diyarbakir, Turkey
28
Gürkan YILMAZ
Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Division of Rheumatology, Ankara University School of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey
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Hatice BODUR, Cahit KAÇAR, Ayhan KAMANLI, Ece KAPTANOĞLU, Taciser KAYA, Hilal KOCABAŞ, … Gürkan YILMAZ. (2018). Turkish League Against Rheumatism Consensus Report: Recommendations For Management of Axial Spondyloarthritis. Archives of Rheumatology, 33(1), 001–016. https://doi.org/10.5606/ArchRheumatol.2018.6833
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