Table 3 New York diagnostic criteria for spondyloarthropathy
From: Post-transplant manifestation of ankylosing spondylitis: a case report and review of literature
New York Criteria | Our patient |
|---|---|
Low back pain with inflammatory characteristics | + |
Limitation of lumbar spine motion in sagittal and frontal planes | + |
Decreased chest expansion | + |
Bilateral sacroiliitis grade 2 or higher | + |
Unilateral sacroiliitis grade 3 or higher | |
Definite ankylosing spondylitis when the fourth or fifth criterion mentioned presents with any clinical criteria | 4 points |