Effects of body mass index, infrapatellar fat pad volume and age on patellar cartilage defect
Acta Orthopaedica Belgica, vol.81, no.1, pp.41-46, 2015 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)
- Publication Type: Article / Article
- Volume: 81 Issue: 1
- Publication Date: 2015
- Journal Name: Acta Orthopaedica Belgica
- Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
- Page Numbers: pp.41-46
- Keywords: obesity, adipocyte, cartilage defects, infrapatellar fat pad, magnetic resonance imaging
- Dokuz Eylül University Affiliated: Yes
Abstract
© 2015, Acta Orthopædica Belgica. obesity?; adipocyte, cartilage defects?; infrapatellar fat pad?; magnetic resonance imaging.The aim of this study was to evaluate the associations between patellar cartilage defects and body mass index (BMI), infrapatellar fat pad (IPFP) volume and age. 100 patients who met the inclusion criteria and were aged 18 to 60, were evaluated retrospectively. For detecting and measuring patellar cartilage defects, axial sequences were used and sagittal sequences were used to evaluate IPFP volumes. In total, 40 patients had patellar cartilage defects. In this group, age and BMI were higher in both sexes when compared with the controls (p?