Retrospective Study
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World J Clin Cases. Jul 26, 2024; 12(21): 4543-4549
Published online Jul 26, 2024. doi: 10.12998/wjcc.v12.i21.4543
Effect of sodium hyaluronate combined with rehabilitation training on knee joint injury caused by golf
Li-Ke Chen, Qin-Ming Yu
Li-Ke Chen, Physical Education Institute, Honam University, Gwangju 62399, South Korea
Qin-Ming Yu, College of Humanities and Management, Heilongjiang University of Chinese Medicine, Harbin 150040, Heilongjiang Province, China
Author contributions: Chen LK and Yu QM designed the research study; Chen LK performed the research.
Supported by 2022 project of the Training and Research Center for Ideological and Political Workers in Colleges and Universities of the Ministry of Education (Southwest Jiaotong University) titled "Research on the Sociocultural and Psychological Mechanism of Casting the Consciousness of the Chinese Nation Community", No. SWJTUKF22-06.
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Corresponding author: Qin-Ming Yu, MAMS, Doctor, Heilongjiang University of Chinese Medicine, College of Humanities and Management, No. 24 Heping Road, Xiangfang District, Harbin 150040, Heilongjiang Province, China. songci668@163.com
Received: March 21, 2024
Revised: May 15, 2024
Accepted: June 11, 2024
Published online: July 26, 2024
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Abstract
BACKGROUND

In high-intensity sports like golf, knee joints are prone to injury, leading to pain, limited mobility, and decreased quality of life. Traditional treatment methods typically involve rehabilitation exercises, but their effectiveness may be limited. In recent years, sodium hyaluronate has emerged as a widely used biomedical material in the treatment of joint diseases.

AIM

To explore the effect of sodium hyaluronate combined with rehabilitation training on pain degree, flexion range of motion and motor function of knee joint injured by golf.

METHODS

Eighty patients with knee joint injury caused by golf were randomly divided into control (group B) and observation group (group A). The group B was treated with rehabilitation training, and the group A was treated with sodium hyaluronate combined with rehabilitation training. The clinical efficacy, range of motion and function of knee joint, quality of life and inflammatory factors were compared.

RESULTS

The excellent and good rate of rehabilitation in the group A was raised than group B. At 6 weeks and 3 months after treatment, the range of motion of the two groups was raised than that before treatment, and that of the group A was raised than group B. After treatment, the scores of Lysholm and International Knee Documentation Committee (IKDC) in the group A were raised, and those in the group A were raised than group B. The VAS score of the two groups was reduced than that of the group B, and the SF-36 score of the group A was reduced than group B. The interleukin (IL)-1 β, IL-8 and tumor necrosis factor-α in the two groups were reduced, and those in the group A were reduced than group B.

CONCLUSION

Sodium hyaluronate combined with rehabilitation training has a good clinical effect in the treatment of patients with knee joint injury caused by golf, which relieve pain, maintain knee joint function and improve patients' life quality.

Keywords: Sodium hyaluronate, Golf sport, Knee joint injury, Pain degree, Motor function

Core Tip: This study investigates the combined application of sodium hyaluronate and rehabilitation exercises in patients with golf-related knee injuries, providing insights into treatment strategies for sports-related injuries. The findings suggest that the combination of sodium hyaluronate with rehabilitation training helps improve knee flexion range of motion and quality of life, alleviates pain, and preserves knee joint function in patients with knee injuries.