For patients with degenerative knee joints, they can be treated by reducing the burden on the knee joints, keeping them warm and taking medication, or if the condition is more severe, surgery is required. The specific treatments are as follows.
Firstly, for these patients, general treatment should be taken first, such as reducing the use of the knee joint, reducing weight and keeping the knee joint warm.
Second, for some patients with mild lesions, conservative treatment is preferred. At this time, we need to give patients some anti-inflammatory pain relief and nutritive joint cartilage drugs. On this basis, patients can be assisted with a series of physical therapy, such as massage, acupuncture, herbal fumigation.
Third, for some patients with serious lesions, timely surgical treatment is needed. For example, for moderate to severe unicompartmental osteoarthritis, unicondylar replacement or high tibial osteotomy (HTO) can be performed to preserve the knee, and for patients with particularly severe lesions, surface prosthesis replacement of the knee can be performed to alleviate the patient’s symptoms and restore the function of the knee.
The specific treatment needs to be decided by the doctor according to the patient’s condition. For patients with recurring knee discomfort, it is recommended to seek prompt medical treatment.