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Prevalence of hand x-ray abnormalities in female patients with osteoarthritis
1Faculty of Medicine, Department of Anatomy, Cukurova University, 01330 Balcali-Adana, Turkey. gbozkir@mail.cu.edu.tr
Objective:
This study was to determine the patho-anatomical features of oseoarthritis by means of hand radiographs.
Methods:
Individual hand joint radiographs of 38 female patients (33 bilateral, 5 unilateral, aged 50-80 years) were utilized for grade, incidence and localization of osteophytes, joint space narrowing, subchondral sclerosis and erosion.
Results:
Our findings revealed that the most frequent osteophytes were in the distal interphalangeal of ring (38%), the least frequent ones in the proximal interphalangeal of little (1%). In addition, the joint space narrowing was most frequent found in the distal interphalangeal of little (93%), the least frequently in the metacarpophalangeal of ring (25%). Subchondral sclerosis was most frequently seen in the distal interphalangeal of index (70%), the least in the metacarpophalangeal of little 35%). Erosion was most prevalent in the distal interphalangeal of index (65%), and least in the metacarpophalangeal of thumb (1%).
Conclusion:
This study was carried out to determine the radiographic characteristics of osteoarthritis by means of hand radiographs.