Llop M, et al. - From the GErman SPondyloarthritis Inception Cohort (GESPIC), researchers analyzed a total of 210 patients with axial spondyloarthritis (axSpA), 115 with radiographic axSpA, and 95 with non-radiographic axSpA in order to estimate the performance of the extended modified Stoke Ankylosing Spondylitis Spine Score (mSASSS) incorporating information from anteroposterior (AP) lumbar radiographs as compared to the conventional mSASSS in detection of radiographic spinal progression. As per outcomes, Additional patients with radiographic spinal progression not captured by the conventional mSASSS score were identified with the inclusion of lumbar AP radiographs in the evaluation of structural damage in the spine.