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Femoral cartilage thickness measurements in healthy individuals: learning, practicing and publishing with TURK-MUSCULUS.

Abstract：

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES:Measurement of the femoral cartilage thickness by using in-vivo musculoskeletal ultrasonography (MSUS) has been previously shown to be a valid and reliable method in previous studies; however, to our best notice, normative data has not been provided before in the healthy population.The aim of our study was to provide normative data regarding femoral cartilage thicknesses of healthy individuals with collaborative use of MSUS. METHODS:This is across-sectional study run at Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine Departments of 18 Secondary and Tertiary Centers in Turkey. 1544 healthy volunteers (aged between 25-40 years) were recruited within the collaboration of TURK-MUSCULUS (Turkish Musculoskeletal Ultrasonography Study Group). Subjects who had a body mass index value of less than 30 and who did not have signs and symptoms of any degenerative/inflammatory arthritis or other rheumatic diseases, history of knee trauma and previous knee surgery were enrolled. Ultrasonographic measurements were performed axially from the suprapatellar window by using linear probes while subjects' knees were in maximum flexion. Three (mid-point) measurements were taken from both knees (lateral condyle, intercondylar area, medial condyle). RESULTS:A total of 2876 knees (of 817 M, 621 F subjects) were taken into analysis after exclusion of inappropriate images. Mean cartilage thicknesses were significantly lower in females than males (all p< 0.001). Thickness values negatively correlated with age; negatively (females) and positively (males) correlated with smoking. Men who regularly exercised had thicker cartilage than who did not exercise (all p < 0.05). Increased age (in both sexes) and absence of exercise (males) were found to be risk factors for decreased cartilage thicknesses. CONCLUSION:Further data pertaining to other countries would be interesting to uncover whether ethnic differences also affect cartilage thickness. Collaborative use of MSUS seems to be promising in this regard.

journal_name

J Back Musculoskelet Rehabil

journal_title

Journal of back and musculoskeletal rehabilitation

authors

Özçakar L,Tunç H,Öken Ö,Ünlü Z,Durmuş B,Baysal Ö,Altay Z,Tok F,Akkaya N,Doğu B,Çapkın E,Bardak A,Çarlı AB,Buğdaycı D,Toktaş H,Dıraçoğlu D,Gündüz B,Erhan B,Kocabaş H,Erden G,Günendi Z,Kesikburun S,Omaç ÖK,Taş

doi

10.3233/BMR-130441

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

2014-01-01 00:00:00

pages

117-24

issue

eissn

1053-8127

issn

1878-6324

pii

MV5U513WN2440V05

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Femoral cartilage thickness measurements in healthy individuals: learning, practicing and publishing with TURK-MUSCULUS.