TITLE:
The Evaluation of the Knee Joint in Terms of Magnetic Resonance Imaging Measurements in Osteoarthritis Patients: A Comparative Study Comprising a Control Group
AUTHORS:
Bozkurt Gulek, Gokhan Soker, Ertugrul Erken, Yakup Yesilkaya, Behice Durgun, Nazan Alpaslan, Eda Söker, Omer Kaya, Eren Erken
KEYWORDS:
Osteoarthritis; Knee; MRI
JOURNAL NAME:
Open Journal of Radiology,
Vol.4 No.1,
March
5,
2014
ABSTRACT:
The aim of this study was
to assess the knee joints of osteoarthritis patients in terms of clinical and
magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) measurements and draw definitive conclusions
from these quantimetric data. In order to achieve the above-mentioned goal, the
knees of individuals from two distinct groups were examined by MRI. One group
consisted of osteoarthritis patients while the other comprised the control
individuals. All individuals from both groups underwent clinical and MRI
measurements concerning their knees. These data were compared by using the
statistical software from the Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS)
v.15 program. Statistically significant differences were found between the
control and patients groups in terms of the measurements of the second (short)
diameter of the medial femoral condyle, and the intercondylar distance (p