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ArticleRevista da Associacao Medica Brasileira (1992)2023

Revisiting femoral cartilage thickness in cases with Hashimoto's thyroiditis in thyroidology: a single institute experience.

Nurce Cilesizoglu Yavuz, Oğuz Dikbaş, Fazıl Kulaklı, Ilker Fatih Sarı, Demet Sengul, Ilker Sengul

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Article in Revista da Associacao Medica Brasileira (1992), 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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Nurce Cilesizoglu YavuzGiresun University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation - Giresun, Turkey.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-0122-6058
Oğuz DikbaşGiresun University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Endocrinology - Giresun, Turkey.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-9875-6065
Fazıl KulaklıGiresun University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation - Giresun, Turkey.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0275-7093
Ilker Fatih SarıGiresun University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation - Giresun, Turkey.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0127-6503
Demet SengulGiresun University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Pathology - Giresun, Turkey.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-0416-0621
Ilker SengulGiresun University, Faculty of Medicine, Division of Endocrine Surgery - Giresun, Turkey.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-5217-0755
Giresun University · TR

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveHashimoto's thyroiditis, also known as chronic lymphocytic thyroiditis or autoimmune thyroiditis, is a considerable part of the spectrum of chronic autoimmune thyroid gland disorders which is pathologically associated with various degrees of lymphocytic infiltration. The purpose of the present study was to evaluate whether cartilage thickness is affected in patients with Hashimoto's thyroiditis or not in thyroidology.

methodsA total of 61 individuals had been evaluated in this case-control study, including 32 euthyroid Hashimoto's thyroiditis patients and 29 healthy subjects comparable in age, sex, and body mass index. The patients with a history of knee trauma or knee surgery, an additional systemic disease such as diabetes mellitus, or an inflammatory disease like rheumatoid arthritis, systemic lupus erythematosus, and scleroderma had not been included in the study. The thickness of the femoral articular cartilage was measured using B-mode ultrasonography, and the right lateral condyle, right intercondylar area, right medial condyle, left medial condyle, left intercondylar area, and left lateral condyle were also measured.

resultsNo statistically significant difference between patients with Hashimoto's thyroiditis diagnosis and healthy controls in terms of age, age groups, gender, and body mass index (p>0.05).

conclusionAs a consequence, no obvious connection between autoimmune markers and cartilage thickness in patients with Hashimoto's thyroiditis was recognized. Although the diverse manifestation of Hashimoto's thyroiditis could be observed, it seems to be no liaison between thyroid autoimmunity and cartilage thickness.

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Hashimoto DiseaseBone and BonesCartilageCase-Control StudiesHumans

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