Atlantoaksiyal eklemin konik ışınlı bilgisayarlı tomografi (KIBT) ile değerlendirilmesi

Year 2019, Volume: 6 Issue: 4, 274 - 279, 11.11.2019

Esra Yeşilova Elif Bilgir

Abstract

Background: This study aimed
to show the osteoarthritic changes of atlanto-axial joint by aging in
asymptomatic subjects with CBCT as first in literature.

Methods: Study
group of 120 patients randomly selected and grouped according to six age
categories. In images atlanto-dental joint interval was measured and decreasing
of joint space, ankylosis, subchondral sclerosis and cyst, erosion, osteophyte,
ligament calcification findings were recorded. Measurements and evaluations
were made on software of CBCT system (Romexis 4.3.0V). Data were analyzed with
IBM SPSS Statistics 21.0 package programme. For statistical significance, p
<0.05 was accepted.

Results: Mean
atlanto-dental interval (ADI) values were significantly different between age
groups (p<0.001). The presence of the decreasing of joint space, ankylosis,
subchondral sclerosis and cyst, erosion, osteophyte findings were found
significantly different between age groups (for each p<0.05). The mean
interval values of patients with ankylosis, subchondral cyst, erosion and
ligament calcification were statistically different from patients without these
findings (for each, p<0.05).

Conclusion: Our study showed increase of osteoarthritic changes and decrease of
ADI with age. CBCT provides useful information on the evaluation of hard tissue
changes in the cervical spine.

KEYWORDS

Atlanto-Axial Joint, osteoarthritis, cone-beam computerized tomography,
computed tomography, X-Ray

Keywords

Atlanto-Axial Joint, osteoarthritis, cone-beam computerized tomography, computed tomography, X-ray

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