An observation of the therapeutic effect of hyaluronic sodium on knee osteoarthritis
- VernacularTitle:透明质酸钠治疗膝骨关节炎疗效观察
- Author:
Rongqing LIU
;
Haining LI
;
Qingshan YE
;
Xiangyuan LIU
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Hyaluronic acid;
Osteoarthritis;
Knee joint
- From:
Chinese Journal of Rheumatology
2002;0(03):-
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Objective To observe the therapeutic effect of hyaluronic sodium product (SHP) on osteoarthritis(OA).Methods Three hundreds and forty-eight cases were diagnosed as OA and five hundred-eighty knee joints damage caused by OA were treated by intracavitary injection of SHP once a week for three consecutive weeks.The changes of the number of patients with clinical symptoms (joint pain,swelling of joint and with or without difficulty in up and down stairs) and the laboratory test results were compared before and after the treatment.Results It showed that there was a significant difference of the changes of the number of patients with clinical symptoms and laboratory test results before and after the treatment,(P
