Ultrasonographic assessment of femoral cartilage thickness in patients with Helicobacter pylori infection.

Tolga Duzenli Emre Ata Murat Kosem Alpaslan Tanoğlu

Published in: International journal of clinical practice (2021)

Femoral cartilage was thinner in patients with H pylori than patients without H pylori for right and left medial femoral condyles. This study suggests that H pylori infections may affect femoral cartilage thickness and potentially increase the risk of cartilage degeneration.

Keyphrases

helicobacter pylori infection
extracellular matrix
end stage renal disease
optical coherence tomography
ejection fraction
helicobacter pylori
newly diagnosed
chronic kidney disease
peritoneal dialysis