Therapeutic effect of traditional Chinese herb and selective medial vastus muscle electric stimulation in treatment of chondromalacia of patella / 中国矫形外科杂志

ABSTRACT

[Objective]To investigate the therapeutic effect of traditional Chinese herb and selective medial vastus muscle electric stimulation in treatment of chondromalacia of patella(CMP).[Method]Ninety CMP cases were selected and divided into 3 treatment groups,with 30 cases in each one.Traditional Chinese herb was applied in group A.Selected medial vastus muscle electric stimulation was applied in group B.Combination of both treatments was applied in group C.All cases were followed up for 9-12 months.Congruence angle(CA) and lateral patello-femoral angle(LPA) were measured and statistical analysis was used to investigate the therapeutic effect.[Result]CA and LPA showed significant differences between pre-and postoperative results(P0.05).[Conclusion]Traditional Chinese herb combined with selective medial vastus muscle electric stimulation is a effective therapy in treatment of chondromalacia of patella.