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ArticleThe Journal of international medical research2021

Long-term outcomes of arthroscopic debridement of the knee in adults with Kashin-Beck disease: an 18-year follow-up.

Zhan-Kui Jin, Cui-Xiang Xu, Xiang-Hui Dong, Ming Ling, Ming Chen, Zhi Yi, Shi-Zhang Liu, Xue-Yuan Wu, Zheng-Ming Sun, Yan-Hai Chang

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Article in The Journal of international medical research, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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Zhan-Kui JinDepartment of Orthopaedics, Shaanxi Provincial People's Hospital (the Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Medical University), Xi'an, China.
Cui-Xiang XuShaanxi Provincial Key Laboratory of Infection and Immune Diseases, Shaanxi Provincial People's Hospital (the Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Medical University), Xi'an, China.
Xiang-Hui DongDepartment of Orthopaedics, Shaanxi Provincial People's Hospital (the Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Medical University), Xi'an, China.
Ming LingDepartment of Orthopaedics, Shaanxi Provincial People's Hospital (the Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Medical University), Xi'an, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9578-0860
Ming ChenDepartment of Orthopaedics, Shaanxi Provincial People's Hospital (the Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Medical University), Xi'an, China.
Zhi YiDepartment of Orthopaedics, Shaanxi Provincial People's Hospital (the Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Medical University), Xi'an, China.
Shi-Zhang LiuDepartment of Orthopaedics, Shaanxi Provincial People's Hospital (the Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Medical University), Xi'an, China.
Xue-Yuan WuDepartment of Orthopaedics, Shaanxi Provincial People's Hospital (the Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Medical University), Xi'an, China.
Zheng-Ming SunDepartment of Orthopaedics, Shaanxi Provincial People's Hospital (the Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Medical University), Xi'an, China.
Yan-Hai ChangDepartment of Orthopaedics, Shaanxi Provincial People's Hospital (the Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Medical University), Xi'an, China.
Shaanxi Provincial People's Hospital · CN

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Abstract

objectiveKashin-Beck disease (KBD) is an endemic degenerative joint disease with a high disability rate. We retrospectively evaluated the 18-year clinical follow-up outcomes of adult patients with KBD who underwent arthroscopic debridement for knee osteoarthritis.

methodsThirty-one patients with KBD (31 knees) underwent arthroscopy for knee osteoarthritis. The visual analog scale (VAS) score, walking distance, knee mobility, and patients' self-evaluated improvement in clinical symptoms were retrospectively evaluated before and 18 years after the operation.

resultsThe patients' self-evaluated clinical symptoms showed considerable improvement at 2, 6, and 8 years after surgery but deteriorated at 10 and 18 years after surgery. Knee mobility was greater after than before arthroscopy but decreased from 6 to 18 years postoperatively. The VAS score for knee pain was high before the operation, decreased at 2 years postoperatively, increased at 6 years postoperatively, and was significantly lower at 18 years postoperatively than before surgery. The walking distance was significantly longer at 2, 6, and 8 years postoperatively than preoperatively.

conclusionsArthroscopic treatment may be an effective therapy for adult patients with KBD who develop knee osteoarthritis. In this study, arthroscopy had a long-term effect on patients with KBD who had Kellgren-Lawrence grade <IV osteoarthritis.

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Kashin-Beck DiseaseOsteoarthritis, KneeAdultArthroscopyDebridementFollow-Up StudiesHumansRetrospective StudiesTreatment OutcomearthroscopydebridementKashin–Beck diseasekneemobilityosteoarthritispainwalking distance

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PMID34666530
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