BACKGROUND The most effective treatment for knee joint pain is total knee arthroplasty(TKA),but the risk of pain and swelling in patients after surgery is high.Ice application,ankle pump exercise and non-steroidal ant...BACKGROUND The most effective treatment for knee joint pain is total knee arthroplasty(TKA),but the risk of pain and swelling in patients after surgery is high.Ice application,ankle pump exercise and non-steroidal anti-inflammatory painkillers are the primary clinical treatments after surgery.However,long-term use of nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory pain relievers can easily cause gastrointestinal damage.Traditional Chinese medicine(TCM)ointments and tuina therapy integrate TCM and manipulation,which effectively promotes the penetration of TCM into the skin lesions,improves local blood circulation and inflammatory reaction and has good long-term effects on patients.AIM To evaluate the efficacy of TCM ointment combined with tuina therapy in the treatment of pain and swelling after TKA.METHODS The randomized controlled clinical trial enrolled 80 patients who underwent TKA via the same procedure.The patients were randomly divided among the treatment group(n=40)and the control group(n=40).The control group was given an analgesia pump in addition to oral painkillers as the postoperative intervention.The treatment group received TCM ointment with tuina therapy in addition to the analgesia pump and oral painkillers in the postoperative period.The following variables were recorded 3 d before surgery and 3 d,7 d and 14 d after surgery:Visual analogue scale(VAS)score;skin temperature;circumferences at 15 cm above and below the patella;maximum active knee flexion angle;and the knee injury and Osteoarthritis Outcome score(KOOS).RESULTS After treatment,VAS was significantly lower in the treatment group than the control group at 7 d(t=7.536,P<0.001)and 14 d(t=8.563,P<0.001).The skin temperature of participants in the treatment group was significantly lower than that in the control group at 7 d(t=2.968,P=0.004)and 14 d(t=4.423,P<0.001).The circumference values of the two positions in the treatment group were lower than those in the control group at 7 d[t=2.315,P=0.023(above);t=2.121,P=0.037(below)]and 14 d[t=2.374,P=0.020(above);t=2.095,P=0.039(below)].After 14 d of treatment,the maximum active knee flexion angle and KOOS of the two groups were significantly improved but were significantly higher in the treatment group(P<0.05 for both).CONCLUSION TCM ointment and tuina therapy have significant advantages over standard care in the treatment of pain and swelling after TKA.This additional treatment may improve knee function but additional studies are needed to confirm our observations.展开更多
目的探讨筋骨疗伤膏联合补肾接骨汤对老年下肢骨折患者术后肿胀及典型Wnt/β-链蛋白(Canonical Wnt/β-catenin pathway,Wnt/β-catenin)信号通路的影响。方法收集2021年1月—2022年7月在医院骨外科进行诊治的下肢骨折患者92例,随机数...目的探讨筋骨疗伤膏联合补肾接骨汤对老年下肢骨折患者术后肿胀及典型Wnt/β-链蛋白(Canonical Wnt/β-catenin pathway,Wnt/β-catenin)信号通路的影响。方法收集2021年1月—2022年7月在医院骨外科进行诊治的下肢骨折患者92例,随机数字法分为试验组(46例)及对照组(46例)。所有受试者予以切开复位内固定术,对照组术后接受常规康复手段和热水泡脚,试验组在对照组的基础上予以筋骨疗伤膏联合补肾接骨汤。对比两组临床恢复情况、肿胀程度、疼痛评分、血液流变学指标、Wnt/β-catenin信号通路血清蛋白水平、骨痂生长情况及不良反应。数据结果应用统计学软件SPSS 19.0加以处理。结果与对照组相比,试验组完全负重锻炼、骨折愈合时间缩短,骨折延迟愈合率较低(P<0.05)。与治疗前相比,两组治疗后肿胀程度、疼痛评分均明显降低(P<0.05),与对照组相比,试验组患者肿胀程度、疼痛评分较低(P<0.05)。与治疗前相比,两组治疗后β-catenin升高,β-Ⅰ型胶原羧基端肽(βisomer of C-terminal telopeptide of type Ⅰ collagen,β-CTX)及总Ⅰ型胶原氨基端延长肽(total type Ⅰ collagen amino terminal extender peptide,T-PINP)水平均明显降低(P<0.05),与对照组相比,试验组β-catenin水平较高,β-CTX及T-PINP水平较低(P<0.05)。与治疗前相比,两组骨痂量评分、骨痂密度评分均明显升高(P<0.05),与对照组相比,试验组治疗后骨痂量评分、骨痂密度评分较高(P<0.05)。与对照组相比,试验组并发症发生率较低(P<0.05)。结论通过筋骨疗伤膏联合补肾接骨汤可减轻老年下肢骨折患者的肿胀及疼痛程度,改善血液微循环,其治疗机制可能与调节Wnt/β-catenin信号通路具有密切相关性。展开更多
文摘BACKGROUND The most effective treatment for knee joint pain is total knee arthroplasty(TKA),but the risk of pain and swelling in patients after surgery is high.Ice application,ankle pump exercise and non-steroidal anti-inflammatory painkillers are the primary clinical treatments after surgery.However,long-term use of nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory pain relievers can easily cause gastrointestinal damage.Traditional Chinese medicine(TCM)ointments and tuina therapy integrate TCM and manipulation,which effectively promotes the penetration of TCM into the skin lesions,improves local blood circulation and inflammatory reaction and has good long-term effects on patients.AIM To evaluate the efficacy of TCM ointment combined with tuina therapy in the treatment of pain and swelling after TKA.METHODS The randomized controlled clinical trial enrolled 80 patients who underwent TKA via the same procedure.The patients were randomly divided among the treatment group(n=40)and the control group(n=40).The control group was given an analgesia pump in addition to oral painkillers as the postoperative intervention.The treatment group received TCM ointment with tuina therapy in addition to the analgesia pump and oral painkillers in the postoperative period.The following variables were recorded 3 d before surgery and 3 d,7 d and 14 d after surgery:Visual analogue scale(VAS)score;skin temperature;circumferences at 15 cm above and below the patella;maximum active knee flexion angle;and the knee injury and Osteoarthritis Outcome score(KOOS).RESULTS After treatment,VAS was significantly lower in the treatment group than the control group at 7 d(t=7.536,P<0.001)and 14 d(t=8.563,P<0.001).The skin temperature of participants in the treatment group was significantly lower than that in the control group at 7 d(t=2.968,P=0.004)and 14 d(t=4.423,P<0.001).The circumference values of the two positions in the treatment group were lower than those in the control group at 7 d[t=2.315,P=0.023(above);t=2.121,P=0.037(below)]and 14 d[t=2.374,P=0.020(above);t=2.095,P=0.039(below)].After 14 d of treatment,the maximum active knee flexion angle and KOOS of the two groups were significantly improved but were significantly higher in the treatment group(P<0.05 for both).CONCLUSION TCM ointment and tuina therapy have significant advantages over standard care in the treatment of pain and swelling after TKA.This additional treatment may improve knee function but additional studies are needed to confirm our observations.
文摘目的探讨筋骨疗伤膏联合补肾接骨汤对老年下肢骨折患者术后肿胀及典型Wnt/β-链蛋白(Canonical Wnt/β-catenin pathway,Wnt/β-catenin)信号通路的影响。方法收集2021年1月—2022年7月在医院骨外科进行诊治的下肢骨折患者92例,随机数字法分为试验组(46例)及对照组(46例)。所有受试者予以切开复位内固定术,对照组术后接受常规康复手段和热水泡脚,试验组在对照组的基础上予以筋骨疗伤膏联合补肾接骨汤。对比两组临床恢复情况、肿胀程度、疼痛评分、血液流变学指标、Wnt/β-catenin信号通路血清蛋白水平、骨痂生长情况及不良反应。数据结果应用统计学软件SPSS 19.0加以处理。结果与对照组相比,试验组完全负重锻炼、骨折愈合时间缩短,骨折延迟愈合率较低(P<0.05)。与治疗前相比,两组治疗后肿胀程度、疼痛评分均明显降低(P<0.05),与对照组相比,试验组患者肿胀程度、疼痛评分较低(P<0.05)。与治疗前相比,两组治疗后β-catenin升高,β-Ⅰ型胶原羧基端肽(βisomer of C-terminal telopeptide of type Ⅰ collagen,β-CTX)及总Ⅰ型胶原氨基端延长肽(total type Ⅰ collagen amino terminal extender peptide,T-PINP)水平均明显降低(P<0.05),与对照组相比,试验组β-catenin水平较高,β-CTX及T-PINP水平较低(P<0.05)。与治疗前相比,两组骨痂量评分、骨痂密度评分均明显升高(P<0.05),与对照组相比,试验组治疗后骨痂量评分、骨痂密度评分较高(P<0.05)。与对照组相比,试验组并发症发生率较低(P<0.05)。结论通过筋骨疗伤膏联合补肾接骨汤可减轻老年下肢骨折患者的肿胀及疼痛程度,改善血液微循环,其治疗机制可能与调节Wnt/β-catenin信号通路具有密切相关性。
