2017•Zhongguo jiceng yiyaoRequires access
The clinical study of middle and old age patients with knee osteoarthritis treated by abdominal acupuncture combined with sodium hyaluronate injected in intraarticular
Chengmao Ji, Xiaohua Yuan, Chaowei Cui, Jia-Wei Guo, S. Kevin Zhou
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Abstract
Objective
To explore the clinical efficacy of knee osteoarthritis treated by abdominal acupuncture combined with sodium hyaluronate injected in intraarticular.
Methods
120 patients with knee osteoarthritis were randomly divided into observation group and control group, 60 patients in each group. The observation group was treated by abdominal acupuncture combined with sodium hyaluronate injected in intraarticular. The control group was treated with intraarticular injection of sodium hyaluronate alone.
Results
After a follow up of 6 months, the total effective rate of the treatment group was 95.00%, which was higher than 78.33% of the control group, the difference was statistically significant (χ2=7.21, P<0.01).
Conclusion
Abdominal acupuncture combined with intraarticular injection of sodium hyaluronate is a good way to treat middle and old age patients with knee osteoarthritis.
Key words:
Osteoarthritis, hip; Acupuncture; Sodium hyaluronate