title: [Treatment of Knee Osteoarthritis by Tendons of Minimally Invasive Therapy Combined Drug Ther- apy: a Clinical Observation of Sixty Cases].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To assess the efficacy of tendons of minimally invasive therapy (TMIT) combined drug therapy by comparing it with treatment by drug therapy alone on patients with knee osteoarthritis (KOA).
  
  
  METHODS
  Totally 60 KOA patients were assigned to the treatment group and the control group according to random digit table, 30 in each group. Patients in the control group took Hydrochloric Acid Glucosamine Capsule and Celecoxib Capsule. Patients in the treatment group additionally received TMIT. The treatment course for all was 4 weeks. Scores for visual analogue scale (VAS) and the Western Ontario and McMaster Universities (WOMAC) Osteoarthritis Index were observed and recorded at week 1 and 4 after treatment by acupotomology mirror.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Compared with before treatment, improvement was shown in VAS score, pain and stiffness degrees, activities and functions, and WOMAC scores at week 1 and 4 after treatment in all patients with statistical difference (P < 0.05). Besides, better effect was shown in the treatment group (P < 0.05).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  TMIT combined drug therapy could relieve KOA patients' pain, stiffness and joint activities, elevate the overall efficacy. TMIT was easily operated with less injury.
authors.forename: Chun-fu
authors.initials: CF
authors.lastname: Hou
authors.forename: Song
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Wei
authors.forename: Zhi-huang
authors.initials: ZH
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Xiao-hao
authors.initials: XH
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Shu-ting
authors.initials: ST
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Jing
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Guo
mesh_terms: D000068579:Celecoxib; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D007719:Knee Joint; D020370:Osteoarthritis, Knee / Q000188:drug therapy*; D010146:Pain; D010147:Pain Measurement; D013710:Tendons; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D000068579:Celecoxib