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ArticleAmerican journal of translational research2019

Bone-strengthening supplement (BSP) promotes bone and cartilage repair, for the treatment of Osteonecrosis of Femoral Head: an MRI-based study.

Zheng Li, Jin Wei, Hong Xiao, Liguo Zhu, Xisheng Weng, Jin Jin, Jun Zhang, Heming Wang, Jirong Ge, Tianzun Tao and 3 more

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Article in American journal of translational research, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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13 authors at 7 institutions in 1 country.

Zheng LiDepartment of Orthopedic Surgery, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Peking Union Medical College Beijing 100730, China.
Jin WeiDepartment of Dermatology and Venereology, Capital Medical University Affiliated Beijing Ditan Hospital Beijing 100015, China.
Hong XiaoDepartment of Orthopedics, Beijing Jianxing Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital Beijing 100007, China.
Liguo ZhuWangjing Hospital of China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences Beijing 100102, China.
Xisheng WengDepartment of Orthopedic Surgery, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Peking Union Medical College Beijing 100730, China.
Jin JinDepartment of Orthopedic Surgery, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Peking Union Medical College Beijing 100730, China.
Jun ZhangWangjing Hospital of China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences Beijing 100102, China.
Heming WangFujian Provincial Institute of Traditional Chinese Medicine Fuzhou 350003, China.
Jirong GeFujian Provincial Institute of Traditional Chinese Medicine Fuzhou 350003, China.
Tianzun TaoDepartment of Orthopedics, The 2nd Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University Harbin 150001, China.
Lingpeng PeiTraditional Chinese Medicine, University of MINZU Beijing 100081, China.
Xin DongDepartment of Radiology, Beijing Zhongguancun Hospital Beijing 100190, China.
Lulin WangDepartment of Orthopedics, Beijing Jianxing Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital Beijing 100007, China.
Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College · CNBeijing Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine · CNFujian University of Traditional Chinese Medicine · CNBeijing Ditan Hospital · CNBeijing Hospital · CNHarbin Medical University · CNMinzu University of China · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Currently, no effective drug treatment is available for bone and joint disease, a disorder of the bone and cartilage cells. Osteonecrosis of the femoral head (ONFH) is an example of bone and joint disease. It is progressive, with femoral head collapse resulting from the death of osteocytes and the bone marrow, leading to a poor quality of life and surgical interventions. However, the mechanism of this disease is still unknown, and the effects of current therapy are not satisfactory. In our previous study, we showed, using an ONFH rat model, that a new Chinese medicine, "bone-strengthening supplement" (BSP), enhances bone growth, promotes bone density, and restores blood circulation in the femoral head, and can significantly relieve pain, improve hip joint function, and reduce claudication. In the present study, we evaluated the curative effect of BSP in patients with ONFH using MRI with a double-blind randomized protocol. BSP significantly relieved pain unlike the control treatment; in addition, this treatment could improve MRI signal in ONFH patients. These results suggest that, overall; BSP can restore blood circulation and promote bone and cartilage growth during restoration of bone necrosis and the treatment of bone and joint disease.

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Bone and joint diseasebone-strengthening supplementBSPMRIosteonecrosis of the femoral head

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