Publications by authors named "Sameh El Deeb"
Article Synopsis
- The study aimed to assess how Osteopontin levels change in patients with knee or hip Osteoarthritis after undergoing replacement surgery.
- Plasma samples were collected from 30 patients (16 with knee and 14 with hip Osteoarthritis) before and three months after surgery to analyze the results.
- The findings indicated that Osteopontin levels remained unchanged, suggesting that these levels do not respond to replacement treatment.
Article Synopsis
- A study was conducted to evaluate the connection between plasma osteopontin (OPN) levels and the severity of hip osteoarthritis (OA) in 21 patients experiencing severe idiopathic hip OA.
- The results showed that 66.66% of patients had K-L grade 3 changes and 33.33% had grade 4 changes, with OPN levels significantly higher in OA patients compared to normal values.
- Higher OPN levels correlated with increased severity, indicating that OPN could serve as a potential biomarker for assessing the progression of idiopathic hip OA.
