| Objective: On the basis of remedy by ultrashort wave and acupuncture with warmed needle, to observe the curative effect of isokinetic training on chondromalacia patellae (CP) at early-middle stage. Methods: Fifty-eight voluntary sole knee patients with CP at early-middle stage were randomly divided into isokinetic group (n=30) and control group (n=28). Both two groups were treated with ultrashort wave and acupuncture with warmed needle. The isokinetic group was given rehabilitation training with isokinetic dynamometer, and control group was given conventional kinesiatrics. The indexes including thigh circumference, peak torque which were measured at 60°/sec with isokinetic dynamometer before and after the treatment were detected. Simultaneously, the knee Lysholm scores and the curative effectiveness after the treatment were compared. Results: After 8-week treatment, PT of extensor and flexor, the peak torque ratios for extensor of affected side to uninjured side, and peak torque ratios of the flexor to extensor on the affected side were all significantly improved as compared with those before treatment (P<0.01). At the same time, both PT of extensor and the peak torque ratios for extensor of affected side to uninjured side were significantly increased (P<0.05) in isokinetic group as compared with those in control group. The thigh circumference and the knee Lysholm scores were significantly increased (P<0.01) in both groups after treatment as compared with those before treatment, more significantly in isokinetic group than in control group (P<0.05). After treatment, the total effective rate in isokinetic group was obviously higher than that in control group. Conclusion: Isokinetic training has obviously therapeutic effects on the rehabilitation of CP at early-middle stage. |
