Howell D S, Altman R D
Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center and Geriatric Research, Education, and Clinical Center, Miami, Florida.
Rheum Dis Clin North Am. 1993 Aug;19(3):713-24.
Osteoarthritis is the most prevalent rheumatic disease. Inasmuch as osteoarthritis is predominantly idiopathic, current treatment is aimed not at a cure but palliative management. Research, however, has made considerable forward strides with respect to feasibility of new methods for diagnostic markers of early disease and disease progression, as well as methods to conserve articular damage. This article briefly describes the authors' experience with the use of one type of surgical repair and five different medicinal agents for cartilage conservation.
骨关节炎是最常见的风湿性疾病。由于骨关节炎主要是特发性的，目前的治疗并非旨在治愈，而是姑息治疗。然而，在早期疾病和疾病进展的诊断标志物的新方法的可行性以及保护关节损伤的方法方面，研究已经取得了相当大的进展。本文简要介绍了作者使用一种手术修复方法和五种不同药物来保护软骨的经验。
