中草藥膏藥外敷治療膝關節骨質增生之療效觀察（附88例分析）

Treatment of Osteophytosis of the Knee Joint with Topically Applied Chinese Medicinal Plaster: Analysis of 88 Cases

根據病史、症狀、體徵及X光攝影片表現，將膝關節骨質增生的病變分為三型：單純疼痛型、腫脹疼痛型、毀損改變型。筆者自擬中草藥膏藥方，採用局部外敷治療 88例患者，取得顯著的治療效果。與其他中草藥散劑外敷治療相比較，痊癒率、顯效率均有顯著提高(P<0.05)。少數患者 X 光片顯示骨質增生病變明顯縮小，甚至消失；骨囊性變明顯減輕。

Osteophytosis of the knee joint is divided into three types depending on patient history, symptoms, physical examination data, X-ray features:(1) simple pain;(2)pain with swelling;(3)destructive changes in bone. Marked effects were achieved in treating 88 cases of osteophytosis of the knee joint topically by application of a plaster of various Chinese medicinals prescribed by the author. Rates of recovery and marked improvement were considerably higher than topically applied powders(p<0.05). The X-rays of some cases showed marked reduction in the osteophytosis and even its diappearance, and also a marked decrease in cystic changes in bone.