Artificial tiger bone powder for improving the quality of life in elderly patients with fracture
Journal Title: Traditional Medicine Research - Year 2019, Vol 4, Issue 4
Abstract
Objective: To investigate the application of artificial tiger bone powder on fracture healing time, wrist functional recovery and quality of life (QOL) in elderly patients with distal radius fracture. Methods: The study was a randomised controlled trials performed from January 2015 to December 2016 in a hospital. Elderly patients with distal radius fracture were divided into the treatment and the control groups by the random sealed envelope method. All patients were given splint or plaster fixation after manipulative reduction, and functional exercise, the treatment group was also given artificial tiger bone powder orally (trade name: Jintiange capsule), the control group was given an oral placebo in their appearance and usage identical with the treatment group. Prior to treatment and 6, 12 months after treatment, the wrist function was assessed by range of motion, including flexion-extension, radial-ulnar and pronation-supination, and the QOL was assessed by the Mos 36-item Short Form Health Survey. Each patient's fracture healing time was recorded. Results: Before treatment, there were no significant differences in wrist function and QOL between the two groups. At 6 and 12 months after treatment, the wrist function and QOL in the treatment group were better than those in the control group, the differences were statistically significant (P < 0.05). The fracture healing time in the treatment group was shorter than that of the control group, and the difference was statistically significant (P < 0.05). Conclusion: The early usage of artificial tiger bone powder for elderly patients with distal radius fracture can promote the healing of fracture, recovery of wrist joint function, and ultimately improve the QOL for elderly patients.
Authors and Affiliations
Li-You Wei, Hong-Wei Zhang, Jin-Zeng Zuo, Su-Miao Xu
Keywords
Related Articles
- EP ID EP45313
- DOI 10.12032/TMR20190622123
- Views 252
- Downloads 0
Study on the relationship between the structure of bacterial flora on the tongue and types of tongue coating in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus
Highlights The incidence of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) is related to the imbalance of oral microflora in the human body. The characteristic tongue coating flora structure, containing Prevotella, Fusobacterium, St...
Ban Xia Lian Qiao Tang
Composition Jiang Ban Xia (Rhizome Pinelliae Fermentata) 30g, Lian Qiao (Fructus Forsythiae) 30g Directions The herbs are decocted with 500ml water and concentrated to 200ml. The patients between the ages of five a...
Is naturopathic medicine necessarily safe?
Recently, an article by a Danish doctor, titled “Chinese herbal remedy found to contain steroids and antifungals” was published in the journal Lancet [1]. He described a patient with early-onset guttate psoriasis who had...
Long-term effect of Chinese herbal medicine Tianqi Capsule on the incidence of diabetes: an 8-year cohort study protocol
Background:The rapid growth of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) remains a big challenge for clinicians worldwide. Traditional Chinese medicine may bring a new approach for solving this problem. The Tianqi Capsule Diabetes...
The concept of vaccines first came from Chinese medicine
On July 15, 2018, the State Drug Administration of China issued a notice stating that the production records for freeze-dried human rabies vaccine manufactured by Changchun Changsheng Biotechnology Co., Ltd., could be fa...