• 1. Department of Osteoporosis, No. 4 West China Teaching Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan 610041, P. R. China;
  • 2. Department of Geriatrics, No. 4 West China Teaching Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan 610041, P. R. China;
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Objective To explore the therapeutic effect of glucosamine hydrochloride combined with calcium and vitamin D on knee osteoarthritis. Methods A total of 120 female outpatients with knee osteoarthritis from January 2014 to January 2015 were selected. The patients were randomly divided into study group and control group (60 patients in each group) according to their treatment sequence. The patients in the study group were given oral calcium citrate, alfacalcidol and glucosamine hydrochloride while those in the control group were given glucosamine hydrochloride only. Both groups were investigated and scored by Western Ontario and McMaster University Osteoarthritis Index (WOMAC) questionnaire before and three and six months after treatment. Results Three and six months after the treatment, WOMAC scores of both groups were lower than those before the treatment with significant differences (P<0.05). Three months after the treatment, WOMAC scores between the two groups didn't differ much (P>0.05), while the difference between the two groups was significant 6 months after the treatment (P<0.05). Three months after the treatment, the difference of total effective rate in the study group (43.3%) and control group (41.7%) was not significant (P>0.05), while the rate in the study group (65.0%) was obviously higher than that in the control group (46.7%) 6 months after the treatment (P<0.05). Conclusion Glucosamine hydrochloride has exact effect on knee osteoarthritis. There are differences in the therapeutic effect on knee osteoarthritis between glucosamine hydrochloride combined with calcium and vitamin D and glucosamine hydrochloride alone after six-month treatment.

Citation: WangWenzhi, XuJian, WangLu, LiuZhonghua. Therapeutic Effect of Glucosamine Hydrochloride Combined with Calcium and Vitamin D on Knee Osteoarthritis. West China Medical Journal, 2016, 31(7): 1178-1180. doi: 10.7507/1002-0179.201600321 Copy

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