Ultrasonographic measurements of the metacarpal and talar cartilage thicknesses in hemiplegic patients after stroke

Yalcin S., KARA M., Ozturk G. T., ÖZÇAKAR L.

TOPICS IN STROKE REHABILITATION, vol.24, no.1, pp.1-4, 2017 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 24 Issue: 1
  • Publication Date: 2017
  • Doi Number: 10.1080/10749357.2016.1183357
  • Journal Name: TOPICS IN STROKE REHABILITATION
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.1-4
  • Keywords: Cartilage, Metacarpal, Stroke, Talus, Ultrasound, METACARPOPHALANGEAL JOINTS, ARTICULAR-CARTILAGE, RABBIT MODEL, KNEE-JOINTS, IMMOBILIZATION, OSTEOARTHRITIS, REMOBILIZATION, EXPRESSION, RATS
  • Hacettepe University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Background: Immobilization of the extremities after stroke is known to be the foremost reason of articular cartilage degeneration and musculoskeletal ultrasound (US) has become increasingly important in the assessment of joint cartilage. To the best of our knowledge, US measurements of the metacarpal and talar cartilage thicknesses in hemiplegic patients after stroke have not been performed before.