Ultrasonographic Evaluation of Femoral Cartilage Thickness in Patients with Ankylosing Spondylitis

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dc.contributor.authorBatmaz, I.
dc.contributor.authorKara, M.
dc.contributor.authorTiftik, T.
dc.contributor.authorCapkin, E.
dc.contributor.authorKarkucak, M.
dc.contributor.authorSerdar, O. F.
dc.contributor.authorKartal, F.
dc.date.accessioned2024-04-24T17:28:23Z
dc.date.available2024-04-24T17:28:23Z
dc.date.issued2014
dc.departmentDicle Üniversitesien_US
dc.description.abstractObjective: To evaluate femoral cartilage thickness in patients with ankylosing spondylitis (AS) by using ultrasonography. Methods: Eighty-four patients (55 M, 29 F) with a diagnosis of AS and 84 age-, gender- and body mass index-matched healthy subjects were enrolled. Demographic and clinical characteristics of the patients including disease duration, morning stiffness and medications were recorded. The femoral cartilage thicknesses of both knees were measured with a 7-12 MHz linear probe while subjects' knees were held in maximum flexion. Three mid-point measurements were taken from both knees (lateral femoral condyle (LFC), intercondylar area (ICA) and medial femoral condyle (MFC)). Results: Concerning both ICA (p < 0.001) and left MFC (p = 0.013), cartilage measurements were significantly thicker in AS patients than control subjects. In a subgroup analysis (anti-tumour necrosis factor (TNF) users vs anti-TNF naive) cartilage thickness measurements - bilateral ICA (p = 0.000) and left MFC (p = 0.017) - were found to be greater in AS patients under anti-TNF treatment (n = 65) when compared with those of healthy controls. Conclusion: We imply that AS patients seem to have thicker femoral cartilage, which could be related to anti-TNF treatment.en_US
dc.identifier.doi10.7727/wimj.2013.221
dc.identifier.endpage332en_US
dc.identifier.issn0043-3144
dc.identifier.issn2309-5830
dc.identifier.issue4en_US
dc.identifier.pmid25429476
dc.identifier.scopus2-s2.0-85015365148
dc.identifier.scopusqualityQ4
dc.identifier.startpage329en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.7727/wimj.2013.221
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/11468/20420
dc.identifier.volume63en_US
dc.identifier.wosWOS:000365567900010
dc.identifier.wosqualityQ4
dc.indekslendigikaynakWeb of Science
dc.indekslendigikaynakScopus
dc.indekslendigikaynakPubMed
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherUniv West Indies Faculty Medical Sciencesen_US
dc.relation.ispartofWest Indian Medical Journal
dc.relation.publicationcategoryMakale - Uluslararası Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanıen_US
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessen_US
dc.subjectAnkylosing Spondylitisen_US
dc.subjectFemoral Cartilageen_US
dc.subjectThicknessen_US
dc.subjectUltrasounden_US
dc.titleUltrasonographic Evaluation of Femoral Cartilage Thickness in Patients with Ankylosing Spondylitisen_US
dc.titleUltrasonographic Evaluation of Femoral Cartilage Thickness in Patients with Ankylosing Spondylitis
dc.typeArticleen_US

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