Overview
Osteoarthritis (OA) is the most prevalent form of arthritis. Its pathogenesis remains poorly understood. Though historically regarded as a disease of mechanical degeneration, it is now appreciated that inflammation plays an important role in OA pathogenesis
Description
- Place of the study: Sohag university hospital.
- Type of study: Cross-Sectional Observational study
- Study period: Six months to one year The study will include Patients who met the American College of Rheumatology (ACR) clinical criteria for knee OA .
The following details will be obtained:
- Demographic data : Age ,Sex ,Marital status ,Occupation ,Residence ,Education level
,Anthropometrical measures which included waist circumference (WC) and blood pressure (BP) will be obtained,History of chronic diseases (eg; Diabetes mellites, Hypertension)
- Clinical information: Symptom and its Duration. Plain radiographs of at least one knee [anteroposterior (A/P), lateral} will be taken.
- Laboratory findings included fasting blood sugar, serum levels of triglycerides, High-density lipoprotein cholesterol and total cholesterol.
Eligibility
Inclusion Criteria:
- Patients who met the American College of Rheumatology (ACR) clinical criteria for knee OA and had symptomatic OA of at least 1 knee (index knee), with a Kellgren / Lawrence (K/L) score ≥ 1 in that knee
Exclusion Criteria:
- Any patient with a history of trauma to the knee
- Any other form of arthritis (e.g., rheumatoid arthritis, seronegative spondyloarthropathies, gout, pyrophosphate disease, or other crystal arthropathy)