TY - JOUR T1 - Prevalence of hand x-ray abnormalities in female patients with osteoarthritis JF - Saudi Medical Journal JO - Saudi Med J SP - 450 LP - 454 VL - 22 IS - 5 AU - Memduha G. Bozkir AU - Ozkan Oguz AU - Neslihan Boyan Y1 - 2001/05/01 UR - http://smj.org.sa/content/22/5/450.abstract N2 - OBJECTIVE: This study was to determine the patho-anatomical features of oseoarthritis by means of hand radiographs.METHODS: Individual hand joint radiographs of 38 female patients (33 bilateral, 5 unilateral, aged 50-80 years) were utilized for grade, incidence and localization of osteophytes, joint space narrowing, subchondral sclerosis and erosion.RESULTS: Our findings revealed that the most frequent osteophytes were in the distal interphalangeal of ring (38%), the least frequent ones in the proximal interphalangeal of little (1%). In addition, the joint space narrowing was most frequent found in the distal interphalangeal of little (93%), the least frequently in the metacarpophalangeal of ring (25%). Subchondral sclerosis was most frequently seen in the distal interphalangeal of index (70%), the least in the metacarpophalangeal of little 35%). Erosion was most prevalent in the distal interphalangeal of index (65%), and least in the metacarpophalangeal of thumb (1%).CONCLUSION: This study was carried out to determine the radiographic characteristics of osteoarthritis by means of hand radiographs. ER -