膝骨关节炎的中医临床研究现状

TCM Clinical Research Status of Knee Osteoarthritis

骨关节炎(Paralysis Osteoarthritis,OA)是常见的老年病人的慢性疾病,而其中又以膝骨关节炎(Knee Osteoarthritis,KOA)最为常见。KOA主要表现为膝关节疼痛、僵硬、功能活动受限等的一系列症状及关节压痛、肿胀、畸形等体征。KOA在全球的发病率约为4%-13%^([1]),在我国发病率约为18%^([2]),其发病与年龄、性别、身体质量等因素相关。

Paralysis osteoarthritis（OA） is a common elderly chronic disease, and knee osteoarthritis（KOA） is the most common of them, with main symptoms of knee joint pains, stiffness, limited function and etc, and signs of tenderness, swelling and deformity of joints. KOA incidence across the world is about 4%-13%-（[1]）, about 18%-（[2]） in China, which is related to age, gender, body mass and other factors.