The Method of Innovative Diagnosis of Osteoarthritis

Abstract

To optimize the diagnosis of osteopenia using digital reference osteodensitometry for an objective as¬sessment of the severity of osteoarthritis of the knee joint before and after treatment with chondroprotectors. A comprehensive clinical examination was performed in 90 patients with a clinical picture of subacute phase of periarthrosis (42) and osteoarthritis of the knee joint (48) of working age from 30 to 50 years. The control group consisted of 40 persons. The use of reference digital osteodensitometry made it possible to objectively assess the levels and topography of the distribution of minerals in the control group and in patients with osteopathy at various stages of clinical observation. The mineral density of bones depends on the sector and area of study, which allows us to consider it an objective criterion for the direction of the restructuring of their structure.