ANALYSIS AND FUNCTIONAL EVALUATION OF REHABILITATIVE EFFECTIVENESS AFTER COMBINED TREATMENT FOR KNEE JOINT OSTEOARTHRITIS

Objective To study the rehabilitative effectiveness and mechanism of combined treatment for knee joint osteoarthritis. Methods 108 cases of knee joint osteoarthritis were divided into two groups: control group and treatment group. 52 cases in control group were treated with computerized medium frequency current therapy and ionotherapy; 56 cases in treatment group were treated with the above methods and were added with combined treatment such as thermotherapy, exercise therapy and ADL etc. After 3 courses,lysholm knee joint score was used for medical evaluation.Results In the control group, 8 cases were excellent,12 good,25 moderate, 7 poor ; in the treatment group,18 excellent ,25 good , 9 moderate, 4 poor . There were statistically significant differences for the effectiveness between two groups (P0.01). The difference means of functional determination before and after treatment were:(1.19±0.72) grade in control group and (1.63±0.73) grade in treatment group, there were statistically significant differences between two groups (P0.01). The difference means of knee joint score before and after treatment were:(26.13±13.19) grade in control group and (34.23±12.90) grade in treatment group,there were statistically significant differences between two groups.(P0.01). The average frequency of treatment in treatment group was (20.11±6.04) times and (27.00± 2.93 ) times in control group, there were statistically significant differences between two groups(P0.01). Conclusion The combined treatment is of greater rehabilitative value for knee joint osteoarthritis.