Comparison of the efficacy between arthroscopic treatment and conservative treatment in early osteoarthritis of knee joint

Objective:To compare the clinical efficacy between arthroscopic treatment and conservative treatment in early osteoarthritis(OA) of knee joint.Methods:The clinical data of 189 patients with OA of knee joint were retrospectively analyzed.Eighty-four patients were treated with arthroscopy,and 105 cases were treated with conservative method.The duration of symptom,preoperative knee standing radiograph of Kellgren-Lawrence(K-L) grade,articular interlocking symptom,fixed pain point and score of the anterior Lysholm before and after treatment between two groups were compared.Results:After treatment,the Lysholm scores were significantly higher than those of before treatment in two groups(P<0.01),and the difference of the increasing degree of the Lysholm score after treatment between two groups was statistically significant(P<0.01).Conclusions:Both the clinical effects of arthroscopic treatment and conservative treatment in early OA of knee joint are good.