title: Long-Term Efficacy of Arthroscopic Debridement on Knee Osteoarthritis in Patients with Kashin-Beck Disease.
abstract: Kashin-Beck Disease (KBD) is a chronic and degenerative joint disease with decreased health conditions causing major functional limitations and disability. In this study, we investigated the long-term clinical outcomes of arthroscopic debridement for knee osteoarthritis in KBD patients with Kellgren-Lawrence I-III classification. 31 KBD patients underwent arthroscopic debridement and 24 of them were followed up 8 years after the surgery. The Lysholm scores, femorotibial angle (FTA), and joint space angle (JSA) of the knees were assessed and compared preoperatively and postoperatively to evaluate the clinic outcome. Our results showed that the Lysholm scores, but not the FTA or JSA, of these patients were significantly improved 8 years after the therapy, suggesting that arthroscopic surgery has long-term efficacy in KBD patients with Kellgren-Lawrence I-III classification.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedics of the Shaanxi Provincial People's Hospital, Xi'an, 710068, Shaanxi, China. szmnxx@163.com.
authors.forename: Ming
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ling
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedics of the Shaanxi Provincial People's Hospital, Xi'an, 710068, Shaanxi, China.
authors.forename: Zhengming
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Sun
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedics of the Shaanxi Provincial People's Hospital, Xi'an, 710068, Shaanxi, China.
authors.forename: Zhi
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Yi
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedics of the Shaanxi Provincial People's Hospital, Xi'an, 710068, Shaanxi, China.
authors.forename: Yanhai
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Chang
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedics of the Shaanxi Provincial People's Hospital, Xi'an, 710068, Shaanxi, China.
authors.forename: Shizhang
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.affiliation: Vascular Biology Center, Georgia Health Sciences University, Augusta, GA, 30912-2500, USA.
authors.forename: Guang
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedics of the Shaanxi Provincial People's Hospital, Xi'an, 710068, Shaanxi, China.
authors.forename: Xin
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Tian
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedics of the Shaanxi Provincial People's Hospital, Xi'an, 710068, Shaanxi, China.
authors.forename: Xianghui
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Dong
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001182:Arthroscopy / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000379:methods; D003646:Debridement / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000379:methods; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D057767:Kashin-Beck Disease / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D020370:Osteoarthritis, Knee / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*; D011183:Postoperative Complications
keywords: Arthroscopic debridement; Kashin–Beck disease; Kellgren–Lawrence classification; Knee osteoarthritis; Lysholm scores