title: [Thyroid status and clinical features of osteoarthrosis in the region of goiter endemia].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The study of osteoarthrosis (OA) course in the region of goiter endemia regarding thyroid status.
  
  
  METHODS
  The examination of 62 females with OA included enzyme immunoassay of blood TTH, T4, T3 and ultrasound investigation of the thyroid.
  
  
  RESULTS
  OA patients were found to have subnormal levels of thyroid hormones and low thyroid index. Blood TTH rose with thyroid size. Joint changes were also directly related to thyroid size.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Alterations in the thyroid status influence the course of degenerative-dystrophic process in the joints.
authors.forename: B T
authors.initials: BT
authors.lastname: Turmukhambetova
authors.forename: V V
authors.initials: VV
authors.lastname: Bagirova
authors.forename: M I
authors.initials: MI
authors.lastname: Boguslavskaia
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D019353:Endemic Diseases; D005260:Female; D006042:Goiter / Q000097:blood / Q000150:complications / Q000453:epidemiology*; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D010003:Osteoarthritis / Q000097:blood / Q000150:complications* / Q000453:epidemiology; D012426:Russia / Q000453:epidemiology; D013961:Thyroid Gland / Q000378:metabolism*; D013972:Thyrotropin / Q000097:blood*; D013974:Thyroxine / Q000097:blood*
chemical_list: D013972:Thyrotropin; D013974:Thyroxine
vernacular_title: Tiroidnyĭ status i osobennosti techeniia osteoartroza v raĭone zobnoĭ ĕndemii.