The Relationship Between Ultrasonographic Findings With Womac Osteoarthritis and Index index and EQ-5D Quality of Life Scale in Patients with Kneeosteoarthritis
INTRODUCTION: Osteoarthritis is a disease characterized by joint cartilage damage, changes in surrounding bone structures and joint inflammation.Musculoskeletal ultrasonography is frequently used to evaluate soft tissue and joint in many rheumatologic diseases.We aimed tostudy the relationship betwe...
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| description | INTRODUCTION: Osteoarthritis is a disease characterized by joint cartilage damage, changes in surrounding bone structures and joint inflammation.Musculoskeletal ultrasonography is frequently used to evaluate soft tissue and joint in many rheumatologic diseases.We aimed tostudy the relationship between ultrasonographic findings and disease severity and quality of life in patients with knee osteoarthritis. METHODS: The knee joint of the patients included in the study was evaluated by ultrasonography.Womac index and EQ-5D questionnaire were used to evaluate the quality of life of the patients.The relationship between ultrasonography findings and womac and EQ-5D questionnaire was compared. RESULTS: Twenty-four patients were included in the study. 3 patients were male and 21 patients were female.There was no significant difference in synovial hypertrophy, effusion, baker cyst, calcification and womac score, VAS and EQ-5D score.A significant difference was found in the womac sub-parameter, stiffness parameter, in patients with osteophyte (p = 0.046).There was no significant correlation between Womac score and cartilage thickness.There was a negative correlation between womac and EQ-5D score (p = 0.006, r = -545).There was a negative correlation between VAS score and cartilage thickness (p = 0.017, r = -483). DISCUSSION AND CONCLUSION: In our study, no relation was found between USG findings and clinical complaints and quality of life. This may be related to the low number of patients. However, musculoskeletal ultrasonography is one of the most effective and inexpensive methods to show structural pathologies in the joint. The use of ultrasonography will continue to detect structural problems associated with osteoarthritis. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-040b01b05b4b404abbea1606864c438d2023-12-02T06:03:43ZengVan Yuzuncu Yil University, School of MedicineVan Tıp Dergisi2587-03512021-10-0128457658010.5505/vtd.2021.87003VTD-87003The Relationship Between Ultrasonographic Findings With Womac Osteoarthritis and Index index and EQ-5D Quality of Life Scale in Patients with KneeosteoarthritisÖzkan Varan0Hamit Kucuk1Hakan Babaoglu2Nuh Atas3Abdurrahman Tufan4Yildirim Beyazit University Yenimahalle Education and Research HospitalGazi University, faculty of medicine, Division of rheumatologyGazi University, faculty of medicine, Division of rheumatologyGazi University, faculty of medicine, Division of rheumatologyGazi University, faculty of medicine, Division of rheumatologyINTRODUCTION: Osteoarthritis is a disease characterized by joint cartilage damage, changes in surrounding bone structures and joint inflammation.Musculoskeletal ultrasonography is frequently used to evaluate soft tissue and joint in many rheumatologic diseases.We aimed tostudy the relationship between ultrasonographic findings and disease severity and quality of life in patients with knee osteoarthritis. METHODS: The knee joint of the patients included in the study was evaluated by ultrasonography.Womac index and EQ-5D questionnaire were used to evaluate the quality of life of the patients.The relationship between ultrasonography findings and womac and EQ-5D questionnaire was compared. RESULTS: Twenty-four patients were included in the study. 3 patients were male and 21 patients were female.There was no significant difference in synovial hypertrophy, effusion, baker cyst, calcification and womac score, VAS and EQ-5D score.A significant difference was found in the womac sub-parameter, stiffness parameter, in patients with osteophyte (p = 0.046).There was no significant correlation between Womac score and cartilage thickness.There was a negative correlation between womac and EQ-5D score (p = 0.006, r = -545).There was a negative correlation between VAS score and cartilage thickness (p = 0.017, r = -483). DISCUSSION AND CONCLUSION: In our study, no relation was found between USG findings and clinical complaints and quality of life. This may be related to the low number of patients. However, musculoskeletal ultrasonography is one of the most effective and inexpensive methods to show structural pathologies in the joint. The use of ultrasonography will continue to detect structural problems associated with osteoarthritis.https://jag.journalagent.com/z4/download_fulltext.asp?pdir=vtd&un=VTD-87003osteoarthritisultrasonographyquality of life |
| spellingShingle | Özkan Varan Hamit Kucuk Hakan Babaoglu Nuh Atas Abdurrahman Tufan The Relationship Between Ultrasonographic Findings With Womac Osteoarthritis and Index index and EQ-5D Quality of Life Scale in Patients with Kneeosteoarthritis Van Tıp Dergisi osteoarthritis ultrasonography quality of life |
| title | The Relationship Between Ultrasonographic Findings With Womac Osteoarthritis and Index index and EQ-5D Quality of Life Scale in Patients with Kneeosteoarthritis |
| title_full | The Relationship Between Ultrasonographic Findings With Womac Osteoarthritis and Index index and EQ-5D Quality of Life Scale in Patients with Kneeosteoarthritis |
| title_fullStr | The Relationship Between Ultrasonographic Findings With Womac Osteoarthritis and Index index and EQ-5D Quality of Life Scale in Patients with Kneeosteoarthritis |
| title_full_unstemmed | The Relationship Between Ultrasonographic Findings With Womac Osteoarthritis and Index index and EQ-5D Quality of Life Scale in Patients with Kneeosteoarthritis |
| title_short | The Relationship Between Ultrasonographic Findings With Womac Osteoarthritis and Index index and EQ-5D Quality of Life Scale in Patients with Kneeosteoarthritis |
| title_sort | relationship between ultrasonographic findings with womac osteoarthritis and index index and eq 5d quality of life scale in patients with kneeosteoarthritis |
| topic | osteoarthritis ultrasonography quality of life |
| url | https://jag.journalagent.com/z4/download_fulltext.asp?pdir=vtd&un=VTD-87003 |
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