• 1. Department of Pain, The First People’s Hospital of Neijiang, Neijiang, Sichuan 641000, P. R. China;
  • 2. Department of Pain, the Affiliated Hospital of Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, Sichuan 646000, P. R. China;
LiuQing, Email: 1105859368@qq.com
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Objective To discuss the efficacy and safety of the joint application of oral glucosamine hydrochloride tablets and knee joint cavity ozone injection in the treatment of knee osteoarthritis. Methods From January 2014 to January 2015, 72 patients who matched the criteria of moderate knee osteoarthritis were randomly divided into two groups according to the table of random number: oral glucosamine hydrochloride tablet and knee joint cavity ozone injection group (group G+O) and ozone group (group O). Patients of group G+O orally took glucosamine hydrochloride tablets (0.48 g, 3 times/day) for twelve weeks, and ozone was injected into the patients’ knee joint once a week for the first four weeks. The treatment for group O patients was the same with Group G+O, except that the glucosamine hydrochloride tablets were replaced by glucosamine hydrochloride placebo (2 tablets, 3 times/day, taking orally). We recorded the Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) score, Western Ontario & McMaster University (WOMAC) osteoarthritis index score and the adverse reactions before treatment and in the first, third and sixth month after treatment. Results Patients’ VAS scores and WOMAC scores of both the two groups in the first, third and sixth month after treatment were significantly different from those before the treatment (P < 0.05) . In the first month after treatment, there were no significant difference in patients’ VAS scores and WOMAC scores between the two groups (P > 0.05) . In the third and sixth month after treatment, there were significant differences in patients’ VAS scores and WOMAC scores between the two groups (P < 0.05) . There was no obvious adverse reactions during the treatment. Conclusions The combined application of oral glucosamine hydrochloride tablets and knee joint cavity ozone injection and the ozone treatment for moderate knee osteoarthritis are both effective, without any adverse reaction. The combined treatment of oral glucosamine hydrochloride tablets and knee joint cavity ozone injection on moderate knee osteoarthritis has better long-term efficacy, and it is worth spreading.

Citation: FanWenjiang, LiuQing. The Clinical Research on Combined Glucosamine and Ozone in the Treatment of Knee Osteoarthritis. West China Medical Journal, 2016, 31(5): 823-826. doi: 10.7507/1002-0179.201600225 Copy

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