01948nas a2200265   4500000000100000008004100001260003500042653001700077653002600094653001200120653003300132653002300165653002000188100002100208700001900229700002700248700002700275700002400302245008100326856007500407300001200482490000700494520116700501022001401668       2014                            d  c12/2014bAVES YAYINCILIK A.Ş.10aMeasurements10apatients with leprosy10aleprosy10aUltrasonographic Measurement10a Femoral cartilage10aUltrasonography1 aErcan KARABACAK 1 aLevent TEKİN 1 aAlgün POLAT EKİNCİ 1 aÜmüt GÜZELKÜÇÜK 1 aGüzin ÖZARMAĞAN 00aUltrasonographic Measurement of Cartilage Thickness in Patients With Leprosy  uhttps://archivesofrheumatology.org/index.php/pub/article/view/692/1078  a294-2970 v293 a<p><strong>Objectives:</strong></p>

<p>This study aims to evaluate femoral cartilage thickness in leprosy patients by using ultrasound.</p>

<p><strong>Patients and methods:</strong></p>

<p>Twenty-one patients previously diagnosed with leprosy (11 males and 10 females), and age, sex and body mass index matched 21 controls were enrolled. Control subjects with a history of any other systemic inflammatory disease and/or knee trauma were excluded. All femoral cartilage evaluations were performed by the same physician who was experienced in musculoskeletal ultrasonography using a linear array probe. Measurements for 42 knees of 21 leprosy patients, and 42 knees of 21 healthy subjects were analyzed.</p>

<p><strong>Results:</strong></p>

<p>Although patients with leprosy had lower femoral cartilage values than those in the control group, the difference was not statistically significant.</p>

<p><strong>Conclusion:</strong></p>

<p>We assume that the non-significantly decreased femoral cartilage thickness in patients with leprosy may be explained by the relative immobilization and biomechanical changes arising from complications.</p>
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