Effects of Korean Traditional Medicine Treatment on Spontaneous Osteonecrosis of the Knee: A Case Report
| Autor: | Soo-Kyung Lee, Eun-Young Park, June-Haeng Lee, Sun-Woo Kang, Yoon-Jae Won, Myeong-Yeol Yang, Jae-Joon Ha |
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| Jazyk: | English<br />Korean |
| Rok vydání: | 2022 |
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| Zdroj: | Journal of Acupuncture Research, Vol 39, Iss 1, Pp 59-63 (2022) |
| Druh dokumentu: | article |
| ISSN: | 2586-288X 2586-2898 |
| DOI: | 10.13045/jar.2021.00227 |
| Popis: | Spontaneous osteonecrosis of the knee (SONK) is a common form of osteonecrosis of the knee and mainly affects the medial condyle due to localized vascular insufficiency. We report a case of SONK in a 65-year-old woman who had severe knee pain in her left knee whichimpeded her capacityto walk beyond 10 minutes. Bilateral knee X-rays revealed degenerative osteoarthritis of both knees and magnetic resonance imaging revealed R/O SONK in the lateral aspect of the medial femoral condyle, as well as a medial meniscal posterior horn root tear, and a Grade 1 medial collateral ligament injury. She was hospitalized at Jaseng Hospital of Korean Medicine for 21 days and receivedcombination therapy includingacupuncture, pharmacopuncture, and herbal medicine. Patient-reported scales indicated that her pain and physical functional limitations were alleviated. Combination therapy consisting of Korean traditional medicine may bean alternative non-operative treatment approach for patients with SONK. |
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