The Relationship Between Ultrasonographic Findings With Womac Osteoarthritis and Index index and EQ-5D Quality of Life Scale in Patients with Kneeosteoarthritis

INTRODUCTION: Osteoarthritis is a disease characterized by joint cartilage damage, changes in surrounding bone structures and joint inflammation.Musculoskeletal ultrasonography is frequently used to evaluate soft tissue and joint in many rheumatologic diseases.We aimed tostudy the relationship between ultrasonographic findings and disease severity and quality of life in patients with knee osteoarthritis. METHODS: The knee joint of the patients included in the study was evaluated by ultrasonography.Womac index and EQ-5D questionnaire were used to evaluate the quality of life of the patients.The relationship between ultrasonography findings and womac and EQ-5D questionnaire was compared. RESULTS: Twenty-four patients were included in the study. 3 patients were male and 21 patients were female.There was no significant difference in synovial hypertrophy, effusion, baker cyst, calcification and womac score, VAS and EQ-5D score.A significant difference was found in the womac sub-parameter, stiffness parameter, in patients with osteophyte (p = 0.046).There was no significant correlation between Womac score and cartilage thickness.There was a negative correlation between womac and EQ-5D score (p = 0.006, r = -545).There was a negative correlation between VAS score and cartilage thickness (p = 0.017, r = -483). DISCUSSION AND CONCLUSION: In our study, no relation was found between USG findings and clinical complaints and quality of life. This may be related to the low number of patients. However, musculoskeletal ultrasonography is one of the most effective and inexpensive methods to show structural pathologies in the joint. The use of ultrasonography will continue to detect structural problems associated with osteoarthritis.