Treatment indexes
KOA, fasting venous blood, pain
INFLAMMATION, CHRONIC DISEASES
To assess the efficacy of treatment on knee function and pain, the WOMAC index scores [The WOMAC is used mainly to evaluate the degree of KOA in patients. The scale includes three dimensions: pain, stiffness, and joint function, with 24 evaluation items. A five-grade scoring method was adopted, and each item was scored from 0 to 4 points according to severity (maximum score: 96 points). The higher the score, the more serious the condition.The VAS scale comprised a 100-mm-long line with anchoring descriptors. The patient marked the line to indicate their pain perception, and the result was expressed as the distance from the left end point to the marked point (in mm). The maximum score was 10 points. The lower the score, the better the pain relief effect.The CRP level with high sensitivity can provide effective information for many types of chronic diseases, and its value greatly increases in the early stage of inflammation. In the present study, 5 mL of fasting venous blood was collected from the patient in the morning and centrifuged at high speed. Serum was obtained, and the CRP value was detected by radioimmunoassay.