CONCLUSIONS:
In our study, where the rate of sarcopenia was found to be approximately
12% in patients with osteoarthritis, it is found that sarcopenic OA
patients were older, weaker, less powerful, undernourished and limited
in physical activity..Although the relationship between sarcopenia and
OA cannot be fully explained, clinicians should be aware of the risk of
developing sarcopenia in patients with OA, guide their patients to
increase their physical activity, and provide nutrition and vitamin D
support to increase their muscle mass.
It will be an important step to have low cost and easily accesible
sarcopenia diagnostic with relatively simple methods. Our study is
important in terms of showing the changes in the muscular structures of
sarcopenic patients and showing that muscle ultrasound can be considered
as a cheaper and faster method than other gold standard methods in the
diagnosis of sarcopenia. However, this view should be supported by
further studies involving more patients and the parameters related to
sarcopenia which should be determined clearly. Since the relationof OA,
which is considered to be the most common joint disease, with sarcopenia
is emphasized, It is believed that our study will increase awareness in
this direction.