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Abstract
Osteoarthritis is considered one of the most common chronic diseases and a major cause of disability which leads to decline in physical activity and may ultimately require joint replacement surgery. Knee joint is commonly affected with OA.
Some studies suggested that OA is linked to atheromatous vascular diseases and that OA incidence and progression may be primarily because of the affection of the subchondral bone arteries with the cardiovascular risk factors called the metabolic syndrome.
The present study was designed to assess the effect of the MS on the severity of knee OA. In this study, 60 patients with a clinical diagnosis of primary knee OA were recruited from the Rheumatology outpatient clinic at faculty of medicine Hospital over the period from6\2015to2\2016. Their ages ranged from35-50 years (mean years) and they were divided into two groups:
group (A): 30 patients with knee OA and MS.
group (B): 30 patients with knee OA and without MS.
Both groups were matched as regards: age, disease duration, BMI and specific occupational risk factors for knee OA. All subjects fulfilled American College of Rheumatology (ACR) clinical criteria for knee OA. Patients were excluded if they had traumatic or inflammatory arthritis or major concurrent illness or receiving currently physiotherapy for knee pain.