Therapeutic effect of San Bi Tang combined with glucosamine sulfate capsules in cold-dampness-type knee osteoarthritis
Hui-Ying Ni, Yao-Ping Zhang, Xiao-Feng Zhang, Department of Orthopedics and Traumatology, Hangzhou Fuyang Hospital of TCM Orthopedics and Traumatology, Hangzhou 311400, Zhejiang Province, China
Author contributions: Ni HY designed the study; Zhang YP performed the data collection and analysed the data; and Zhang XF wrote the manuscript; All authors reviewed the manuscript.
Institutional review board statement: This study was approved by the Medical Ethics Committee of Hangzhou Fuyang Hospital of TCM Orthopedics and Traumatology, No. 2020-LW-LC-001.
Informed consent statement: The data utilized in this study did not involve any personally identifiable information of the patients. All patient data collected, recorded, and managed were strictly for the purposes of this study and did not compromise patient welfare in any way. Therefore, the requirement for informed consent was waived by the Ethics Committee of Hangzhou Fuyang Hospital of TCM Orthopedics and Traumatology.
Conflict-of-interest statement: All the authors report no relevant conflicts of interest for this article.
Data sharing statement: Data for this study were obtained by contacting the corresponding author.
STROBE statement: The authors have read the STROBE Statement—checklist of items, and the manuscript was prepared and revised according to the STROBE Statement—checklist of items.
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https://creativecommons.org/Licenses/by-nc/4.0/ Corresponding author: Xiao-Feng Zhang, BMed, Associate Chief Physician, Department of Orthopedics and Traumatology, Hangzhou Fuyang Hospital of TCM Orthopedics and Traumatology, No. 418 Fengpu Road, Fuchun Street, Fuyang District, Hangzhou 311400, Zhejiang Province, China. zh1x2f3@163.com
Received: April 8, 2024
Revised: May 11, 2024
Accepted: May 20, 2024
Published online: July 6, 2024
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