Department of Medicine, Kufa Medical School, Najaf, Iraq
Research Article
Validity of synovial fluid lipid parameters and Apolipoprotein a1 as biochemical markers of advanced knee osteoarthritis among middle Euphrates Iraqi women
Author(s): Ali Ameer Hamzah*, Ali H. Gheni and Jawad K. Abbas
Background: Several biomarkers are examined to predict the severity and advanced stages of knee osteoarthritis, however; yet, no biomarker is the optimal one. With some advantages and disadvantages. In Iraq, there is a lack in the studies that investigated lipid profile in the synovial fluid and its role in the assessment of Knee Osteoarthritis (KOA) severity or grade.
Objective: To assess the validity of lipid profile parameters and Apolipoprotein A1 as biochemical markers for progression of knee osteoarthritis among Middle Euphrates Iraqi Women. Patients and Methods: A cross-sectional study conducted in Al-Najaf Al-Ashraf Teaching Hospital and Al-Sader Teaching Hospital, in Al-Najaf City during a period 2021-2023, included 118 Women with KOA of Kellgren-Lawrence (KL) grades 2 to 4. Synovial fluid and blood samples were collected a.. Read More»