Table 8 Bath Ankylosing Spondylitis Metrology Index (BASMI) 11-point answer scale22
PointsLateral flexion*TTW*Modified Schober*IMD*Cervical rotation†
0⩾20⩽10⩽7.0⩾120⩾85
118–2010–12.96.4–7.0110–119.976.6–85
215.9–17.913–15.95.7–6.3100–109.968.1–76.5
313.8–15.816–18.95.0–5.690–99.959.6–68
411.7–13.719–21.94.3–4.980–89.951.1–59.5
59.6–11.622–24.93.6–4.270–79.942.6–51
67.5–9.525–27.92.9–3.560–69.934.1–42.5
75.4–7.428–30.92.2–2.850–59.925.6–34
83.3–5.331–33.91.5–2.140–49.917.1–25.5
91.2–3.234–36.90.8–1.430–39.98.6–17
10⩽1.2⩾37⩾0.7⩽30⩽8.5
  • The average score of the five assessments gives the BASMI 11 result.

  • *Measurement in cm; †measurement in degrees.

  • IMD, intermalleolar distance; TTW, tragus to wall.Reproduced with permission from J Rheumatol.