英文誌(2004-)
Original Article(原著)
(0663 - 0668)
アキレス腱付着部と足底腱膜付着部の骨棘と超音波画像における腱肥厚との関連
Association between osteophytes at the enthesis of the Achilles tendon or plantar fascia and tendon thickening on ultrasound imaging
西野 聖吾1, 松田 夕子1, 川島 朝子1, 吉本 智子1, 斎藤 浩志1, 加茂 健太2
Seigo NISHINO1, Yuko MATSUDA1, Asako KAWASHIMA1, Tomoko YOSHIMOTO1, Hiroshi SAITO1, Kenta KAMO2
1山口赤十字病院検査部, 2山口赤十字病院整形外科
1Department of Clinical Laboratory, Japanese Red Cross Society Yamaguchi Hospital, 2Department of Orthopedics Surgery, Japanese Red Cross Society Yamaguchi Hospital
キーワード : spondyloarthritis, Achilles tendon, plantar fascia, osteophyte at the enthesis, thickness of entheseal insertion
目的:アキレス腱付着部炎,足底腱膜炎は脊椎関節炎の特徴的な所見であり,脊椎関節炎の疾患活動性の評価部位でもある.しかし単純X線上で認められる腱,靭帯付着部の骨棘(以下,X線骨棘)と腱肥厚の関係性を明らかにした報告はほとんどない.本調査では,単純X線での骨棘の有無,超音波検査(ultrasonography: US)での腱の厚さの関係を明らかにすることを目的とした.対象と方法:2014年6月から2015年11月までに当院整形外科を受診し,疾患特異性を含んだ165名(330足)のうち脊椎関節炎・関節リウマチなど炎症性リウマチ性疾患と診断された患者と圧痛を有する患者を除外した46名(91足)を対象とした.調査項目はUSを用いてアキレス腱と足底腱膜の厚さを測定し,これを単純X線による両踵骨付着部の骨棘の有無と比較した.結果と考察:アキレス腱付着部においては,X線骨棘を認めた群で有意に腱が厚かった (各々4.45±0.78, 3.96±0.65, p<0.01).足底腱膜付着部では,X線骨棘の有無は腱の厚さと有意な関連はなかった(各々2.85±0.48, 2.77±0.64, p=0.52).アキレス腱付着部では腱付着部内に骨棘が認められるが,足底腱膜付着部では骨棘は足底腱膜付着部の深層に認められることから,それぞれの骨棘形成機序の違いを反映している可能性がある.結論:アキレス腱付着部においては,X線骨棘を有する症例では腱が厚くなっている可能性がある.従って,X線骨棘を有する場合には腱肥厚の解釈に注意を要す.
Purpose: Achilles tendonitis and plantar fasciitis are features of spondyloarthritis (SpA) that are used to evaluate the activity of SpA. There were few reports about the association between osteophytes at the entheses and the thickness of entheseal insertions. We aimed to clarify the association between osteophytes at the enthesis of calcaneus and the thickness of Achilles and plantar entheseal insertions. Subjects and Methods: We screened for SpA in 165 patients between June 2014 and November 2015. We excluded the patients who were diagnosed with SpA, rheumatoid arthritis, and other collagen diseases, and who had heel pain. Ninety-one feet were included. We evaluated osteophytes at the enthesis of calcaneus (lateral image) and the thickness of Achilles and plantar entheseal insertions by ultrasound examination. Results and Discussion: In the case of Achilles entheseal insertions, the thickness of positive osteophytes at the enthesis was thicker than that of non-osteophytes at the enthesis (4.45±0.78 and 3.96±0.65, p〈0.01). In the case of plantar entheseal insertions, there was no association between the thickness and osteophytes at the enthesis (2.85±0.48 and 2.77±0.64, p=0.52). Osteophytes at the enthesis of the Achilles tendon develop within the insertions, but osteophytes at the enthesis of the plantar fascia do not develop within the plantar fascia. This difference may reflect the mechanism of the osteophyte during enthesis formation. Conclusion: Osteophytes at the enthesis may cause thicker Achilles entheseal insertions. Therefore, we should carefully interpret the thickness of calcaneus insertions in cases with an osteophyte at the enthesis.