RESEARCH OF THE TEMPERATURE PATTERNS DISTRIBUTION OF PATHOLOGICAL CONDITIONS OF THE KNEE JOINTS

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Orthopedic pathology of the knee joints occupies a leading position in the frequency of occurrence among degenerative-dystrophic diseases of the musculoskeletal system. An important aspect of the problem is the timely diagnosis of the disease using simple and affordable radiodiagnostic methods. Studies of the distribution of temperature patterns of pathological conditions of knee joints of various etiologies were performed using the method of infrared thermography with the use of a domestic thermographic complex, which has the function of obtaining oscillographic images of temperature patterns of various areas of the surface of the skin of a biological object. The article elaborates and presents the results of long-term thermographic studies of structural and functional changes in the knee joints. Temperature gradients of asymmetric hypothermic or hyperthermic areas were determined, and oscillographic distributions in the zones of interest were obtained. The analysis of sections of temperature patterns is an important diagnostic criterion for assessing the pathological condition of the knee joints, which greatly simplifies planning an appropriate individual treatment program. Thermographic visualization of knee joints with various manifestations of lesions allows for the reliable and informative enrichment of complex diagnostics of the musculoskeletal system, the provision of an assessment of the effectiveness of treatment, and the safe monitoring of it.

Keywords:

temperature patterns thermography oscillographic thermal section temperature gradient knee joints

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Publication:

«World of Medicine and Biology» Vol. 20 No. 89 (2024) , с. 142-148
УДК 616.728.3:616.72-002.1; 616.7-073.65:535-15-071

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.26724/2079-8334-2024-3-89-142-148