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Kırşehir Ahi Evran Üniversitesi, Türkiye |
| Özet |
| BACKGROUND There have been few studies in the literature evaluating the effect of Behçet's disease (BD) on tendons. Thus, we planned to search for the involvement of hand and foot tendons in BD by using ultrasonography and to determine the relation of tendon involvement with clinical measurements. METHODS The study consisted of 33 randomly selected Behcet's disease patients and 36 voluntary healthy controls matched by age and body mass index. Sonographic evaluations were performed from hands (flexor digitorum süperficialis (2--5), flexor digitorum profundus (2--5), flexor carpi radialis) and Achilles tendons of the nondominant extremities using an 8--10 MHz linear array probe. Grip strength and crepitation were also measured on the nondominant side. RESULTS Mean hand and foot tendon thickness values of BD patients were significantly higher than in control group (p = 0.00). Disease duration ... |
| Anahtar Kelimeler |
| Makale Türü | Özgün Makale |
| Makale Alt Türü | SSCI, AHCI, SCI, SCI-Exp dergilerinde yayımlanan tam makale |
| Dergi Adı | Archives of medical research |
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| Dergi Grubu | Q3 |
| Makale Dili | İngilizce |
| Basım Tarihi | 10-2008 |
| Cilt No | 39 |
| Sayı | 7 |
| Sayfalar | 709 / 713 |
