Chinese Journal of Tissue Engineering Research ›› 2021, Vol. 25 ›› Issue (36): 5867-5871.doi: 10.12307/2021.356

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Correlation between traditional Chinese medicine syndrome types of femoral head necrosis and hip joint morphology

Tang Shuo1, Hou Decai2   

  1. 1Liaoning University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shenyang 110847, Liaoning Province, China; 2Affiliated Hospital of Liaoning University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shenyang 110032, Liaoning Province, China
  • Received:2021-01-16 Revised:2021-02-08 Accepted:2021-03-24 Online:2021-12-28 Published:2021-09-18
  • Contact: Hou Decai, MD, Professor, Master’s supervisor, Doctoral supervisor, Chief physician, Affiliated Hospital of Liaoning University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shenyang 110032, Liaoning Province, China
  • About author:Tang Shuo, Master candidate, Liaoning University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shenyang 110847, Liaoning Province, China
  • Supported by:
    the Science and Technology Talent Application Technology Research Project of Shenyang Science and Technology Bureau, No. 18014405(to HDC); the Science and Technology Research Project of the Education Department of Liaoning Province, No. L202043(to HDC)

Abstract: BACKGROUND: Avascular necrosis of the femoral head has always been a problem that is difficult to solve in orthopedics, and it is still difficult to be completely cured with the development of medicine. The development of the disease is irreversible, and the treatment is relatively difficult. For patients with early pain, the characteristic treatment of traditional Chinese medicine is effective and has unique advantages. However, the development of individualized treatment of hip protection methods requires a more comprehensive grasp, to evaluate the impact of other potential adverse factors, and to improve the overall grasp of the clinical treatment of femoral head necrosis rate.
OBJECTIVE: To follow-up literature on the relationship between traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) syndromes of femoral head necrosis and hip joint morphology, to evaluate the conservative treatment for the prognosis of femoral head necrosis.
METHODS: Using “femoral head necrosis TCM syndrome type; hip joint morphology” as Chinese search terms and “TCM syndrome type of femoral head necrosis; hip morphology” as English search terms, articles were searched in CNKI, VIP, Wanfang, and PubMed databases from 2012 to 2020. The related articles on the relationship between TCM syndromes of femoral head necrosis and hip joint morphology were explored. 
RESULTS AND CONCLUSION: (1) At present, surgical methods are mostly used for the occurrence of femoral head necrosis. However, abnormal symptoms such as pain before femoral head necrosis should be treated in time to save the femoral head and delay the development of the disease. If it is not taken seriously, it will seriously affect the hip joint and cause hip arthritis, so only hip replacement surgery can be performed. (2) By consulting the literature, we learned that the TCM syndromes of femoral head necrosis are divided into kidney deficiency and blood stasis type, qi stagnation and blood stasis type, and phlegm and blood stasis blocking collaterals type. (3) Hip joint morphology changes mainly include central edge angle, acetabular angle (Sharp angle), acetabular depth, acetabular anteversion angle, acetabular abduction angle, acetabular diameter, acetabular diameter, anteroposterior diameter and other data indicators. (4) The diagnosis method is closely integrated, taking advantage of the advantages together, so as to provide more powerful support for the improvement of the clinical efficacy of hip-preserving treatment of avascular necrosis of the femoral head.

Key words: femoral head necrosis, TCM syndrome type, hip joint morphology, conservative treatment, review

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