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<journal-id>2413-4341</journal-id>
<journal-title><![CDATA[Revista Paraguaya de Reumatología]]></journal-title>
<abbrev-journal-title><![CDATA[Rev. parag. reumatol.]]></abbrev-journal-title>
<issn>2413-4341</issn>
<publisher>
<publisher-name><![CDATA[Sociedad Paraguaya de Reumatología]]></publisher-name>
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<article-id>S2413-43412022000200055</article-id>
<article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.18004/rpr/2022.08.02.55</article-id>
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<article-title xml:lang="es"><![CDATA[Prevalencia de condropatías rotulianas observada en resonancia magnética 3 Teslas y su correlación con enfermedades reumatológicas]]></article-title>
<article-title xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[Prevalence of patellar chondropathies observed in 3 Teslas MRI and its relationship with rheumatic diseases.]]></article-title>
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<contrib-group>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Castelao Almeida Pinto]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Thayara Paolla]]></given-names>
</name>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Parron Carreño]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Tesifon]]></given-names>
</name>
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<aff id="Af1">
<institution><![CDATA[,Medical Technology Clinic - CTM  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Almería Andalucia]]></addr-line>
<country>España</country>
</aff>
<aff id="Af2">
<institution><![CDATA[,Universidad de Almería Departamento de Enfermería, Fisioterapia y Medicina ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Almería Andalucia]]></addr-line>
<country>Spain</country>
</aff>
<pub-date pub-type="pub">
<day>00</day>
<month>12</month>
<year>2022</year>
</pub-date>
<pub-date pub-type="epub">
<day>00</day>
<month>12</month>
<year>2022</year>
</pub-date>
<volume>8</volume>
<numero>2</numero>
<fpage>55</fpage>
<lpage>61</lpage>
<copyright-statement/>
<copyright-year/>
<self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.iics.una.py/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&amp;pid=S2413-43412022000200055&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.iics.una.py/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&amp;pid=S2413-43412022000200055&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.iics.una.py/scielo.php?script=sci_pdf&amp;pid=S2413-43412022000200055&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="es"><p><![CDATA[Resumen: Introducción: Las condropatías rotulianas son patologías caracterizadas por dolor y daño al cartílago articular. Ciertas enfermedades reumatológicas suelen afectar articulaciones de gran tamaño, especialmente la rodilla. Objetivos: Analizar la prevalencia de condropatía rotulianas en MRI 3T y su relación con enfermedades reumatológicas; así como correlacionar con datos sociodemográficos (edad y sexo); referir el tipo de condropatía y su respectiva gravedad. Materiales y métodos: Fueron recogidos informes e imágenes de MRI 3T de rodillas de 131 pacientes en el período de diciembre de 2020 a enero de 2021. Demás datos fueron recogidos desde los sistemas informáticos de la clínica y salud pública y encuesta telefónica. Resultados: Fueron evaluados 131 pacientes a partir de 153 exámenes de MRI, la mayoría entre 40 y 60 años. Del total de participantes, 55% (n=72) presentaron condropatía rotuliana, siendo 30,5% portadores de condromalacia (n=22) y 52,7% mujeres (n= 38). La mayoría de los pacientes (47,2%) presentaron grado III según la clasificación de Outerbridge. El 63,6% de los portadores de enfermedades reumatológicas tenían condropatía rotuliana. Conclusión: La mayoría de los pacientes sometidos a MRI 3T de rodillas tenían condropatía rotuliana, siendo más prevalente condropatía de grado III en mujeres. Hay un riesgo 2,18 veces mayor en tener condromalacia cuando se tiene alguna condropatía rotuliana. El riesgo de padecer de enfermedad reumática es casi cinco veces mayor cuando si tiene condropatía. El envejecimiento aumenta el riesgo de padecer enfermedad reumática en 1,03 veces. Ser portador de condromalacia aumenta en 4,34 veces el riesgo de padecer enfermedad reumatológica.]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="en"><p><![CDATA[Abstract: Introduction: Patellar chondropathies are pathologies characterized by pain and damage to the articular cartilage. Some rheumatological diseases often affect large joints, especially the knee. Objectives: To analyze the prevalence of patellar chondropathies in 3T MRI and its relati-onship with rheumatic diseases. As well as correlate with sociodermographic data (age and sex); refer type of chondropathy and its respective severity. Materials and methods: reports and 3T MRI images of the knees were collected from 131 patients in the period from December 2020 to January 2021. Other data were collected from computer systems of the clinic and and public health and telephone survey. Results: 131 patients were evaluated from 153 MRI examinations, the majority between 40 and 60 years old. Of the total number of participants, 55% (n = 72) presented patellar chon- dropathy, with 30.5% having chondromalacia (n = 22) and 52.7% women (n = 38). Most of the patients presented Grade III according to the Outerbridge classification (47.2%). A 63.6% of the carriers of rheumatological diseases had patellar chondropathy. Conclusion: Most patients who done a knee 3T MRI were carriers of patellar chondropathy being more prevalent in grade III and in women. There is a 2.18 times higher risk of having chondromalacia when the patient have chondropathy patellae. The risk of rheumatic di- sease is almost five times higher when the patient have chondropathy. Aging increases the risk of rheumatic disease by 1.03 times. Being a carrier of chondromalacia increases the risk of suffering from rheumatological disease by 4.34 times.]]></p></abstract>
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<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[Enfermedad reumática]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[Condropatía]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[Condroma- lacia]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[Rodilla]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[Resonancia magnética]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Rheumatic disease]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Chondropathy]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Chondro- malacia]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Knee]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[MRI]]></kwd>
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