膝关节骨关节炎的基础研究进展

Basic research progress of knee osteoarthritis

膝关节骨性关节炎(knee osteoarthritis,KOA)的确切病因和发病机制仍不太清楚,尚无法从根本上阻止和治疗骨性关节炎。随着治疗新方法、新技术的不断出现,有望在不久的将来可改变治疗膝关节骨关节炎的现状。而膝关节骨关节炎的基础研究将有助于发病机制的阐明和治疗方法的深入探索。本文广泛查阅近年来关于膝关节骨关节炎基础研究的文献,并对其进行总结与分析。

The exact etiology and pathogenesis of knee osteoarthritis（KOA） are still unknown and it is hard to treat the disease fundamentally. With new therapeutic methods and techniques appearing,the present situation of treating the disease will be changed in the near future. Basic research of knee osteoarthritis will contribute to clarifying the pathogenesis and exploring the therapeutic methods. This article makes a brief review on the up-to-date basic researches of knee osteoarthritis by reviewing literature concerned in recent years.