Subchondral distraction stimulation and endoscopic sanation in complex treatment of knee joint osteoarthrosis
The aim of the study was to evaluate efficacy of combination of decompressive-drainage and endoscopic surgeries in patients with knee joint osteoarthrosis. There were 31 patients with knee joint osteoarthrosis of III degree within the study. The patients of the main group (n=17) were operated with the use of subchondral distraction stimulation by the method suggested in the clicic (Method of the treatment of knee joint deforming arthrosis, Patent of Russian Federation N 4111386), supplemented with arthroscopic sanation. The patients of the control group were operated by usual method of arthroscopic sanation. In control terms (1, 3 and 6 months) all the patients marked reduction of pain syndrome, expressed in lowering of the pain level according to visual-analogue scale and Lequesne index. In the main group the analgetic effect of surgical treatment was statistically more significant and more prolonged.