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Navid Davoodi1 
, Nahid Kianmehr2 , Anousheh Haghighi3 , Azadeh Goodarzi4 , Amirhosein Gholamlou *5 , Ali Sepyani3
, Nahid Kianmehr2 , Anousheh Haghighi3 , Azadeh Goodarzi4 , Amirhosein Gholamlou *5 , Ali Sepyani3
1- Department of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, North Khorasan University of Medical Sciences, Bojnurd, Iran
2- Department of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
3- Department of Rheumatology, Rasoul Akram Hospital, Tehran, Iran
4- Department of Dermatology, Rasoul Akram Medical Complex Clinical Research Development Center (RCRDC), School of Medicine, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
5- ,amirgholamlou@gmail.com
2- Department of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
3- Department of Rheumatology, Rasoul Akram Hospital, Tehran, Iran
4- Department of Dermatology, Rasoul Akram Medical Complex Clinical Research Development Center (RCRDC), School of Medicine, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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Background and Objectives: Early detection of joint involvement, often as enthesitis, is vital in psoriasis to prevent permanent damage. This study aimed to assess patellar tendon changes via ultrasonography in psoriasis patients and compare them with healthy controls.
Materials and Methods: In this case-control study, 30 patients with cutaneous psoriasis as the case group and 30 healthy controls who fulfilled both the inclusion and exclusion criteria were included. Ultrasound examination of the thickness of the patellar tendon was performed in the distal and proximal areas of both knees. Statistical analysis was performed using SPSS v26 software with a significance level of 0.05.
Results: There was no significant difference in the average thickness of the proximal patellar tendon in the dominant knee (p=0.911) and the non-dominant knee (p=0.337) in comparing the psoriasis group and the healthy control. Also, there was no statistically significant difference between the two groups in the measurement of the distal area of the tendon in the dominant limb (p=0.154) and non-dominant limb (p=0.073).
Conclusion: It was found that the thickness of the proximal and distal patellar tendon in the dominant limb as well as the non-dominant limb in people with cutaneous psoriasis is not different from healthy people.
Materials and Methods: In this case-control study, 30 patients with cutaneous psoriasis as the case group and 30 healthy controls who fulfilled both the inclusion and exclusion criteria were included. Ultrasound examination of the thickness of the patellar tendon was performed in the distal and proximal areas of both knees. Statistical analysis was performed using SPSS v26 software with a significance level of 0.05.
Results: There was no significant difference in the average thickness of the proximal patellar tendon in the dominant knee (p=0.911) and the non-dominant knee (p=0.337) in comparing the psoriasis group and the healthy control. Also, there was no statistically significant difference between the two groups in the measurement of the distal area of the tendon in the dominant limb (p=0.154) and non-dominant limb (p=0.073).
Conclusion: It was found that the thickness of the proximal and distal patellar tendon in the dominant limb as well as the non-dominant limb in people with cutaneous psoriasis is not different from healthy people.
Type of Study: Original Research Article |
Subject:
Clinical Medicine
Received: 2025/03/9 | Accepted: 2026/06/22
Received: 2025/03/9 | Accepted: 2026/06/22
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