The effect of combined therapy with external use of wishful golden cream and oral use of glucosamine hydrochloride on knee osteoarthritis
10.3760/cma.j.issn.1008-6706.2012.01.002
- VernacularTitle:如意金黄膏联合盐酸氨基葡萄糖治疗膝骨性关节炎疗效观察
- Author:
Xiaoxiao ZHANG
;
Xiangmei HUANG
;
Qinglai WANG
;
Cunxian Lü
;
Fan ZHANG
;
Liyuan ZHANG
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Wishful golden cream;
Glucosamine hydrochloride;
Osteoarthritis,knee
- From:
Chinese Journal of Primary Medicine and Pharmacy
2012;19(1):3-4
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
ObjectiveTo investigate the effect of combined therapy with external use of wishful golden cream and oral use of glucosamine hydrochloride on knee osteoarthritis.Methods200 patients with knee osteoarthritis were divided into treatment group and control group according to the order of treatment.Control group were given one piece of oral glucosamine at a time,three times a day.It consisted of six weeks treatment for lcowrse,two courses per year.Treatment group were given oral glucosamine plus external usage of wishful golden cream every other day with a new one.It consisted of 14 days for a course,two courses per year.ResultsAll patients were followed up for 1year.The efficien rate of the treatment group was 85.0％,and significantly higher than than of the control group (73.0％) ( x2 =4.34,P ＜ 0.05 ).ConclusionCombined therapy with wishful golden cream and oral usage of glucosamine hydrochloride on knee osteoarthritis could significantly improve the clinical symptoms.It was more effective than oral treatment with glucosamine hydrochloride alone and it had great clinical value.
