Association of Traditional Chinese Medicine Therapy with Risk of Total Hip Replacement in Patients with Nontraumatic Osteonecrosis of the Femoral Head: A Population-Based Cohort Study.

Yu-An YehJen-Huai ChiangMei-Yao Wu Chun-Hao TsaiHorng-Chaung HsuHsin-Cheng Hsu Tsung-Li Lin

Published in: Evidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM (2019)

NONFH patients using TCM had a lower risk of THR; the risk of reduction was noted in the group aged 30-59 years but was not associated with gender nor socioeconomic status. TCM might be useful in conservative treatment for NONFH.

Keyphrases

total hip
end stage renal disease
total knee arthroplasty
chronic kidney disease
newly diagnosed
stem cells
combination therapy
bone marrow
cell therapy