Elderly people with bone spurs in the knee can be given physical therapy, medication, surgery and so on.
1. Physiotherapy: the medical term for bone spur is osteophyte, which is an abnormal growth of bones in the knee joint. Physiotherapy such as hot compresses, massage and ultrasound can be given to improve blood circulation and relieve symptoms.
2. Medication: Osteophytes in the knee joint can also be treated with non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs such as ibuprofen, chondroprotective agents such as glucosamine and chondroitin sulfate, and antibiotics such as ceftazidime when there is infection.
3. Surgical treatment: when the patient has serious structural changes, arthroscopic cleanup, osteotomy, knee replacement and other surgical treatments can be performed.
The elderly knee bone spurs, it is recommended to go to the hospital in a timely manner to the CT knee joint and other related examinations, to clarify the condition of the standardized treatment. All of the above drugs should be used under the guidance of a physician, and should not be used without authorization.