中药治疗早、中期膝骨性关节炎

Treatment of Chinese medicine in early,mid-term period of knee osteoarthritis

目的评价中药治疗膝关节骨性关节炎的临床疗效。方法将160例患者随机分为中药组、西药组,各80例,中药组口服骨碎补、威灵仙、桑寄生、牛膝、杜仲等中药方剂,1剂/d,分早晚服用。西药组口服硫酸氨基葡萄糖片,2片/次,3次/d。治疗4周时进行评估。结果治疗4周后中药组与西药组总有效率分别为95.6%和84.0%,2组比较差异有统计学意义(P<0.05)。结论中药能改善膝关节骨性关节炎患者疼痛、僵硬、功能障碍等症状,治疗过程中未见不良反应。

Objective To evaluate the clinical efficacy of traditional Chinese medicine in the treatment of osteoarthritis of the knee. Methods 160 patients were randomly divided into traditional Chinese medicine group and western medicine group （each 80 cases）. Traditional Chinese medicine group was applied Chinese herbs： rhizoma drynariae, clematis root, mulberry parasitism, twotooth achyranthes root, eueommia bark etc. in oral, a dose daily, every morning and evening to take. The western medicine group was treated with Glucosamine Sulfate Tablets, 2 tablets each time and 3 times a day. Evaluation was conducted in 4 weeks of treatment respectively. Results After 4 weeks treatment with traditional Chinese medicine group and Western medicine group the total effective rate were 95.6% and 84%, there was significant difference between two groups （ P 〈 0.05）. Conclusion Traditional Chinese medicine can improve the patients＇ pains from osteoarthritis of the knee pain, stiffness, dysfunction and other symptoms and the whole treatment process did not appear unwell reaction.