X-ray observation on knee joint space of adults' Kaschin-Beck disease

• Published in: The oncologist (Dayton, Ohio) Ohio), 2009-05, Vol.12 (5), p.338-341
• Main Authors: Liu, H, Li, D-A, Deng, Q, Gao, B, Liu, N
• Format: Article
• Language: Chinese
• ISSN: 1083-7159
• DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.issn.1000-4955.2009.03.032

To observe and scale knee joint space of the patients who suffered adults' Kaschin-Beck disease (KBD) in Shangzhi City of Heilongjiang Province in order to acquire basic knowledge for upcoming intervention trial. Methods Clinical test was proceeded in adults aged above 40 in Guanghui Village of Shangzhi City in 2007. In typical patients, bilateral knee X-ray was taken and knee joint space was scaled. Three points were chosen on inner and outer epicondyle of each knee and results were recorded. Results There were 307 peoples over the age of 40 in the village. Two hundred eighty-two accepted clinical test, in a rate of 91.9%. Eighty out of 282 suffered KBD, accounting for 28.4%. When the patients' condition became more serious, measurements from flank, middle, inside points on outer epicondyle of joint space presented a narrowing trend [degree I: (5.85 plus or minus 0.17), (4.84 plus or minus 0.17), (4.36 plus or minus 0.18)mm; degree II (5.11 plus or minus 0.43), (4.24 plus or minus 0.34), (3.48 plus or minus