The Clinical Efficacy of Taohong Siwu Decoction in Facilitating Recovery from Postoperative Unicompartmental Knee Arthroplasty

Abstract

The present study was designed to investigate the role of Taohong Siwu decoction in postoperative recovery from unicompartmental knee arthroplasty. Eighty gonitis patients undergoing unicompartmental knee arthroplasty were recruited and divided into study and control groups using the random number table method. The control group was treated with analgesics and performed routine functional exercise after the operation as per the recommended standard of care, while those in the study group were additionally treated with Taohong Siwu decoction. The total effectiveness rate for the study group was 95.00% (38/40), which was significantly higher than the control group’s 70.00% (28/40). The study group shows better exercise ability than the control group. While after the operation, the skin temperature in two groups increased and then decreased, the skin temperature in the study group was significantly lower than that in the control group. The Lysholm scores, a measure of knee-specific symptoms, were significantly higher in the study group compared to the control. The adverse reaction rates in the study and control groups were 5.00% and 7.25%, respectively, and the difference was not statistically significant. Taohong Siwu decoction can effectively help relieve pain, reduce the inflammatory cytokine content, elevate the knee joint function, improve the exercise ability, and improve the living ability of gonitis patients undergoing unicompartmental knee arthroplasty.