Herbal fumigation with sodium hyaluronate (Sofastin) Intra-articular injection of 51 cases of knee osteoarthritis efficacy.docVIP

 PAGE \* MERGEFORMAT 5 Herbal fumigation with sodium hyaluronate (Sofastin) Intra-articular injection of 51 cases of knee osteoarthritis efficacy [Abstract] Objective To observe the effect of fumigation with sodium hyaluronate (Sofastin) articular injection treatment of knee osteoarthritis clinical efficacy. Methods A, 75 patients with knee osteoarthritis were divided into two groups, control 24 cases, only suffering from lower limb active Washing Washing knee; treatment group 51 patients in the control group, based on the risk of knee articular injection of sodium hyaluronate (Sofastin). Results The response rate 88.24% The control group was 66.67%, the two groups, the difference was significant (P lt;0.05). Conclusion herbal fumigation with sodium hyaluronate (Sofastin) articular injection treatment of knee osteoarthritis a significant effect. [Keywords:] knee; osteoarthritis; herbal fumigation; sodium hyaluronate Osteoarthritis (Osteoarthritis, OA), also known as bone and joint disease, degenerative joint disease, hypertrophic arthritis, arthritis, old age, is a common to joint pain, swelling, stiffness and deformity characterized by bone and joint disease. According to the literature about the incidence rate of 41% of patients with osteoarthritis. China is an aging society, and thus the incidence of elderly OA also showed a rising trend year by year, joint pain and disability in the elderly are the main reason [ 1]. hospital from September 2007 -2009 years, 75 patients were treated in April, and achieved good effect, are as follows. 1 Materials and Methods 1.1 General Information The group of 75 patients were outpatients department, of which 31 males and 44 cases female; age of 72 years maximum, minimum of 53 years, mean 67.3 years; one knee in 49 cases, both knees in 26 cases. Shortest course of disease 3 month, up to 17 years. X ray showed varying degrees of osteophyte joint margins. two groups of gender, age, Statistical analysis showed no