针刀疗法结合药物治疗膝骨关节炎的临床研究进展

Clinical Research Progress in Acupotomology Combined with Drugs for Knee Osteoarthritis

膝骨关节炎是老年人发病率最高的疾病之一,随着病情发展症状的加重,其正常的生活质量逐渐降低。临床上应用针刀疗法结合药物对膝骨关节炎的治疗效果满意,可避免关节切开造成的创伤大及术后膝关节易出现僵硬等并发症。针刀疗法是我国传统针灸技术与现代外科技术相结合的新医学学科,以其独特的器械可以行组织及关节减张、减压、松解、分离的微创手术,再与药物相结合治疗膝骨关节炎,具有作用互补、症状改善明显﹑康复快﹑疗效确切的优点。

Knee osteoarthritis is one of the elderly＇s diseases with the highest incidence. With the pro- gression of disease and the aggravation of the symptom, patients＇ normal life quality decline. Acupotomology combined with drugs for the treatment of knee osteoarthritis can avoid the trauma by arthrotomy, postoperative knee stiffness and other complications, and the clinical therapeutic results are satisfactory. Acupotomology is a new medical discipline, which combines the traditional acupuncture techniques with the modern surgical techniques. Its unique equipment could complete the minimally invasive surgery of reducing tension, decom- pression, releasing and separation of tissues and joints. Acupotomology combined with drugs for knee osteoar- thritis has advantages of the complementary function, obviously improved symptoms, rapid recovery and exact effect.