Efficacy Observation on Knee Osteoarthritis Treated with Acupuncture Combined with Sodium Hyaluronate

Objective To observe the clinical efficacy of acupuncture combined with sodium hyaluronate therapy on knee osteoarthrtyritis( KOA). Methods One hundred and twenty-eight cases were randomly divided into two groups,of which 64 patients were treated acupuncture and sodium hyaluronate,and the other 64 patients with kneeosteoarthritis,the control group,were treated with routine oral glucosamine capsules. The clinical efficacy after the required period of treatment in the two groups were evaluated. Results Refered to Lysholm scores,the average score in the treatment group was( 77. 24 ± 10. 43),and the effective rate was 96. 3 %. The average score in the control group scores was( 68. 42 ± 9. 31),and the effective rate was 89. 1 %,which were significantly better in the treatment group(P 0. 01). Conclusion Compared with the treatment of knee osteoarthritis with conventional oral and externally applied agent,the therapy of acupuncture combined with sodium hyaluronate can effectively improve KOA patients' physiological function and has a greater advantage in alleviating the pain and restoring function.