
Pediatric Orthopaedics
Sodium Selenite demonstrates efficacy in treating children with Kashin-Beck Disease
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Osteoarthritis Cartilage. 2012 Jul;20(7):605-13. doi: 10.1016/j.joca.2012.02.012. Epub 2012 Feb 24
10 randomized controlled trials (2244 patients) were identified evaluating the safety and effectiveness of sodium selenite in treating children with Kashin-Beck disease (KBD). Results demonstrated that sodium selenite provided a better repairing rate of both metaphyseal lesions and the distal end of phalanges in hands on X-ray films. Additionally, the sodium selenite treatment significantly increased the selenium contents in the hair of patients.
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