Open AccessRational Choice of Treatment for Initial Stages of Gonarthrosis in Patients with Systemic Osteoporosis
Author(s) -
С. С. Родионова,
Н А Еськин,
N. Yu. Matveeva,
Н. С. Морозова
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
vestnik travmatologii i ortopedii imeni n.n. priorova
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2658-6738
pISSN - 0869-8678
DOI - 10.17816/vto20140252-56
Subject(s) - medicine , osteoporosis , drug , physical therapy , drug treatment , pharmacology
Results of open controlled study of 60 outpatients aged 45-70 years, with systemic osteoporosis (postmenopausal and idiopathic) and I-II stages of gonarthrosis by Kellgren - Lawrence classification are presented. All patients were divided into 2 groups: study group (n=30) and control group (n=30). Additional treatment for gonarthrosis (Artra drug for 3 months) was prescribed only to patients from the study group. It was shown that study drug decreased significantly (p