Both the CPM and CPT therapies seemed to be beneficial for the treatment of AC in DM patients, however CPM revealed more distinctive improvements in the function and pain levels of the AC patients.
[Purpose] The aim of this study was to assess the relationship between atherosclerosis
and knee osteoarthritis grade in women as assessed by both ultrasonography and
radiography. [Subjects and Methods] Seventy women diagnosed with knee osteoarthritis were
classified into two groups according to cartilage grading/radiographic grading. Patients
with Kellgren-Lawrence grades 1 and 2 were included in group 1, while those with
Kellgren-Lawrence grades 3 and 4 were included in group 2. Patients with cartilage grades
1–3 were included in group 1, while those with cartilage grades 4–6 were included in group
2. Patients were clinically assessed using a visual analog scale and the Western Ontario
and McMaster Universities Arthritis Index. Radiographic osteoarthritis grade was scored
using the Kellgren and Lawrence grading system. Using ultrasonography, symptomatic knees
were graded and evaluated for distal femoral cartilage thickness. Carotid intima-media
thickness and serum lipid levels were measured to assess atherosclerosis. [Results]
Carotid intima-media thickness measurements were higher in group 2 than in group 1 as
determined by the Kellgren-Lawrence and cartilage grading systems. Carotid intima-media
thickness measurements were positively correlated with both the ultrasonographic cartilage
grade and Kellgren-Lawrence. [Conclusion] The results of this study suggest that
osteoarthritis as assessed by ultrasonography was successful and comparable to assessment
with radiography. We showed a correlation between atherosclerosis and ultrasonographic
knee osteoarthritis grade.
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