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Long-Term Efficacy of Arthroscopic Debridement on Knee Osteoarthritis in Patients with Kashin–Beck Disease

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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.

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Acknowledgments

This study was supported by the Science and Technology Coordination and Innovation Project of Shaanxi Province (2013KTCG01-13), innovation Project of special major science and technology of Shaanxi province 13115 (2008ZDKG-57), and science and technology Project of Shaanxi Province (2001K10-G9).

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  1. Department of Orthopaedics of the Shaanxi Provincial People’s Hospital, Xi’an, 710068, Shaanxi, China

    Ming Ling, Zhengming Sun, Zhi Yi, Yanhai Chang, Shizhang Liu, Xin Tian & Xianghui Dong

  2. Vascular Biology Center, Georgia Health Sciences University, Augusta, GA, 30912-2500, USA

    Guang Yang

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Ling, M., Sun, Z., Yi, Z. et al. Long-Term Efficacy of Arthroscopic Debridement on Knee Osteoarthritis in Patients with Kashin–Beck Disease. Cell Biochem Biophys 73, 125–128 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12013-015-0635-3

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