Ultrasonographic Measurement of the Femoral Cartilage Thickness in Patients with Behcet's Disease

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dc.contributor.authorBatmaz, I.
dc.contributor.authorKara, M.
dc.contributor.authorTiftik, T.
dc.contributor.authorYildiz, M.
dc.contributor.authorCevik, R.
dc.contributor.authorOzcakar, L.
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 Behcet's disease (BD) by using ultrasonography. Methods: Thirty-one patients with BD (18 M, 13 F; mean age: 32.87 +/- 8.5 years) and 31 age-, gender- and body mass index-matched healthy subjects were enrolled. Demographic features and medications of the patients 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: Cartilage measurements of BD patients were significantly thinner at the ICA (p = 0.009) and LFC (p = 0.007) on the left knee, and at the MFC on both sides (both p < 0.05). Left knee cartilage thickness value at MFC (p = 0.005) was decreased in BD patients with arthritis compared to the healthy control group. Conclusion: These preliminary findings of decreased femoral cartilage thickness in BD patients with arthritis should be complemented with future studies. However, the possibility of early knee joint degeneration and eventual osteoarthritis in BD should also be kept in mind.en_US
dc.identifier.doi10.7727/wimj.2013.337
dc.identifier.endpage731en_US
dc.identifier.issn0043-3144
dc.identifier.issn2309-5830
dc.identifier.issue7en_US
dc.identifier.pmid25867580
dc.identifier.scopus2-s2.0-85015449420
dc.identifier.scopusqualityQ4
dc.identifier.startpage728en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.7727/wimj.2013.337
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/11468/20421
dc.identifier.volume63en_US
dc.identifier.wosWOS:000365568800009
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.subjectBehcet's Diseaseen_US
dc.subjectFemoral Cartilageen_US
dc.subjectThicknessen_US
dc.subjectUltrasounden_US
dc.titleUltrasonographic Measurement of the Femoral Cartilage Thickness in Patients with Behcet's Diseaseen_US
dc.titleUltrasonographic Measurement of the Femoral Cartilage Thickness in Patients with Behcet's Disease
dc.typeArticleen_US

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