Clinical control study between arthroscope cleaning combined with exercise therapy and exercise therapy in senile osteoarthritis / 中国医师进修杂志

ABSTRACT

Objective To discuss the effectiveness between arthroscope cleaning combined with exercise therapy and exercise therapy in senile osteoarthritis patients.Methods Two hundred and ten senile osteoarthritis patients were divided into operation group and non-operation group by random digits table method with 105 cases each.Patients in operation group received the arthroscope cleaning and exercise therapy,and patients in non-operation group received the exercise therapy alone.The visual analogue score (VAS) and international knee documentation committee knee evaluation form (IKDC) score before treatment and 1,6 and 12 months after treatment were compared.Results A total of 210 patients received the analysis of result without drop-out.There were no statistical differences in VAS and IKDC scores before treatment and 6 and 12 months after treatment between operation group and non-operation group (P ＞ 0.05).The VAS and IKDC scores 1,6,12 months after treatment were significantly improved compared with those before treatment in operation group,and there were statistical differences (P ＜ 0.05).The VAS and IKDC scores 6,12 months after treatment were significantly improved compared with those before treatment in non-operation group,and there were statistical differences (P ＜ 0.05).According to the IKDC score,in operation group 15 patients were excellent,61 patients were fine,19 patients were general and 10 patients were bad after treatment,and good effectiveness rate was 72.38％ (76/105).In non-operation group,14 patients were excellent,59 patients were fine,20 patients were general and 12 patients were bad after treatment,and good effectiveness rate was 69.52％ (73/105).There was no statistical difference in the good effectiveness rate between 2 groups (P ＞ 0.05).Conclusions Exercise therapy with guidance can significantly improve the function of senile knee joint osteoarthritis,and ease joint pain symptoms.Arthroscope cleaning combined with exercise therapy can relieve the joint acute inflammatory symptoms,but it has no significant clinical effectiveness in long-term treatment of osteoarthritis.