
General Orthopaedics
Kashin-Beck disease: Chondroitin sulfate plus Glucosamine reduces pain and stiffness
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Osteoarthritis Cartilage. 2012 Jul;20(7):622-9. Epub 2012 Mar 30.
251 patients with Kashin-Beck disease (KBD) were randomized to receive oral administration of either chondroitin sulfate, glucosamine hydrochloride, a combination of chondroitin sulfate and glucosamine hydrochloride, or a placebo. The results following 6 months of treatment indicate that the combined treatment of chondroitin sulfate and glucosamine hydrochlroide is more effective in providing KBD patients with reduced pain and stiffness, compared to placebo treatment.
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