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A cross-sectional study aimed to determine femoral cartilage thickness in people having H. pylori infection and to ascertain if this infection influences the thickness of femoral cartilage.
Helicobacter
pylori (H. pylori) infections may decrease the thickness of femoral
cartilage and potentially raise the risk of cartilage degeneration.
A cross-sectional
study aimed to determine femoral cartilage thickness in people having H.
pylori infection and to ascertain if this infection influences the
thickness of femoral cartilage.
The study enrolled 199 patients that were allocated into two
groups: H. pylori-positive group (n=99) and H. pylori-negative
group (n=100). The thickness of femoral articular cartilage was measured
utilizing ultrasonography with the participants in supine positions and their
knees in maximum flexion. For all patients, collection of clinical,
demographic, endoscopic, and laboratory data was done.
Compared to the H. pylori-negative group, the H.
pylori-positive group illustrated thinner cartilage thickness in both the
left and right femoral condyles. Though H. pylori-infected individuals
had thinner femoral cartilage thickness in comparison with the H. pylori-negative
individuals for both intercondylar area and lateral femoral condyles, this
result did not display statistical significance.
H. pylori infections are linked with an elevated risk of
cartilage degeneration.
International Journal of Clinical Practice
Ultrasonographic assessment of femoral cartilage thickness in patients with helicobacter pylori infection
Tolga Düzenli et al.
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