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| Clinical observation of knee osteoarthritis treated by Haitong Shenjin Tougu decoction |
| Hits 1784 Download times 1852 Received:May 27, 2015 |
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| DOI
10.11656/j.issn.1672-1519.2016.11.08 |
| Key Words
knee osteoarthritis;Haitong Shenjin Tougu decoction;efficacy |
| Author Name | Affiliation | | LI Yun-tao | Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Tianjin 300193, China
Tianjin Hospital, Tianjin 300211, China | | LIU Ai-feng | Department of Orthopedics, The First Affiliated Hospital of Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Tianjin 300193, China | | JIN Hong-bin | Tianjin Hospital, Tianjin 300211, China |
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| [Objective] To evaluate the efficacy of Haitong Shenjin Tougu decoction in treating knee osteoarthritis.[Methods] One hundred and eighteen patients entered a randomized controlled study for five weeks. The patients were randomly divided into two groups, 59 cases in each group. Treatment group received Haitong Shenjin Tougu decoction and Sodium hyaluronate, control group received Sodium hyaluronate. Change of clinical effect, Lequesne and VAS score was observed after treatment.[Results] Total effective rate was 74.6% in control group and 95% in treatment group. Total effective rate in treatment group was significantly higher than that in control group (P<0.05). VAS score and Lequesne index and the improvement of symptoms scores in treatment group was significantly better than control group (P<0.05).[Conclusion] Haitong Shenjin Tougu decoction has a significant effect in treating prophase or metaphase knee osteoarthritis. Integrative of Chinese and Western medicine therapy for knee osteoarthritis has obvious advantages. |
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