Osteoarthritic Deformities in the Knee Joint | ||
| IRAQI JOURNALOF COMMUNITY MEDICINE | ||
| Article 1, Volume 21, Issue 1, March 2008, Pages 69-74 | ||
| Author | ||
| Raof R. Merza | ||
| Abstract | ||
| Abstract: Objective: To determine the correlation between knee joint deformities and duration of osteoarthritis (OA). Methods: A prospective randomized study was enrolled 100 patients, in Sulaimany City, in Iraqi-Kurdistan region, with radiographic finding of unilateral or bilateral OA of the knee joints; age, gender, obesity, family history, and duration of the OA were taken in consideration. Secondary OA were excluded from this study. Results: out of 100 patients, 21 had deformity (21%), of which 17 patients (17%) had varus, 2 patients (2%) had valgus, and other 2 patients (2%) had fixed flexion deformity. OA durations were ranging from 1 to 15 years; therefore we categorized the patients according to the durations of OA into 3 groups (1-5, 6-10, and 11-15). From 1 to 5 years there were 72 patients, of these 9 patients had deformity (12.5%), 63 patients with out deformity. From 6 to 10 years there were 17 patients, of these 5 patients had deformity (29.41%), 12 patients with out deformity. From 11 to 15 years ther were 11 patients, of these 7 patients had deformity (63.64%), 4 patients with out deformity. Conclusion: There is significant positive correlation between deformities and duration of the knee OA. Key words: Osteoarthritis, knee, and deformities. | ||
| Keywords | ||
| Osteoarthritis; knee; and deformities | ||
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