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Volume 20 No 8 (2022)
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Neutrophil to Lymphocyte Ratio as a Marker of Disease Activity in Patients with KneeOsteoarthritis
Galala Mohamed Amin Qader1, Dashty Abbas Albustany
Abstract
Knee osteoarthritis is a debilitating inflammatory disease that affects the quality of life of people,
especially the elderly. One of the markers is the neutrophil lymphocyte ratio (NLR) which can be used to monitor
disease activity and determine inflammatory disease progression and treatment effectiveness. Therefore, this study
was performed to evaluate the neutrophils lymphocytes ratio as an marker of disease activity in patients with
osteoarthritis of the knee.
Keywords
Knee Osteoarthritis, Neutrophil to Lymphocyte Ratio, Disease Activity, inflammatory Markers
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