Clinical Efficacy and Safety of Gubitong Recipe (骨痹通方) in Treating Osteoarthritis of Knee Joint

摘要

Objective:To observe the therapeutic efficacy and safety of Gubitong Recipe(骨痹通方,GBT) in treating osteoarthritis(OA) of knee joint.Methods:Ninety patients with knee osteoarthritis were equally assigned, according to a randomizing digital table,to the treatment group and the control group.The treatment group was treated with GBT Decoction one dose every day and the control group with glucosamine sulfate 500 mg thrice a day,respectively,for eight successive weeks.Besides,diclofenac sodium could be given as...