記得是1999年初春,甫結束瑞士伯恩大學附設醫院的兩週觀摩學習,在開往德國 Koblenz 的火車上,望著窗外野花盛開的原野,腦中,探索「退化性膝關節炎」的研究主題一一湧現!
盯著當時寫下的近二十個主題以及『內側摩擦現象』致病機轉草圖,斑剝泛黃的稿紙以及逐漸鮮活的片段記憶,激起內心無限感慨 .....
就在這春暖花開的五月天,支持我在15年前所提出、針對「退化性膝關節炎」致病機轉假說的最後一篇重要論文,終於在歷經五年的嚴格檢視、漫長等待後,為內科領域的重要雜誌 Medicine 接受刊出 (相關領域排名:15/153, IF : 5.723):
緊接者,說明『內側皺襞』與股骨內髁重複摩擦所引起的『內側摩擦現象』在膝關節軟骨「退化」扮演的角色的論文也被 Medical Hypotheses 接受刊登:
沒想到,好消息接踵而至,去年受邀攥寫的『膝關節健康促進方案』相關論文也被 Healthy Ageing Research 接受,即將刊出:
Knee health promotion option for knee osteoarthritis: a preliminary report of a concept of multidisciplinary management
終於,十五年前在巴伐利亞原野上奔馳的火車上構思的大膽假說:
『內側皺襞』與股骨內髁的重複摩擦引起的『內側摩擦現象』,是導致膝關節軟骨逐漸破壞(退化)的重要原因
在經過數年來的無數挑戰、驗證、挫折、心靈考驗後,十二篇論文,已全員到齊:
- Knee health promotion option for knee osteoarthritis: a preliminary report of a concept of multidisciplinary management, 2015, in press, Healthy Ageing Research.
- Role of medial abrasion phenomenon in the pathogenesis of knee osteoarthritis, 2015, in press, Medical Hypotheses.
- Medial Abrasion Syndrome: A Neglected Cause of Knee Pain in Middle and Old Age, Medicine Volume 94, Number 16, April 2015.
- D.S. Liu, Z.W. Zhuang, S.R. Lyu*. Relationship between medial plica and medial femoral condyle—a three-dimensional dynamic finite element model. Clinical Biomechanics. Volume 28, Issues 9–10, November–December 2013, Pages 1000–1005.
- Chih-Chang Yang, Cheng-Yu Lin, Hwai-Shi Wang, Shaw-Ruey Lyu*, Matrix Metalloproteases and Tissue Inhibitors of Metalloproteinases in Medial Plica and Pannus-like Tissue Contribute to Knee Osteoarthritis Progression. PLoS ONE 8(11): e79662. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0079662.
- Shaw-Ruey Lyu, Chia-Chen Hsu and Chih-Wen Lin, Arthroscopic cartilageregeneration facilitating procedure for osteoarthritic knee. BMC Musculoskeletal
Disorders 2012, 13:226, http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2474/13/226. - Wang, H. S., Kuo, P. Y., Yang, C. C., & Lyu, S. R. (2011). Matrix metalloprotease-3 expression in medial plica and pannus-like tissue in knees from patients with medial compartment osteoarthritis. Histopathology, 58(4), 593-600.
- Lyu SR , Chiang JK, and Tseng CE, Medial plica in patients with knee osteoarthritis: a histomorphological study, Knee surgery, sports traumatology, arthroscopy: official journal of the ESSKA 18(6):769-76, 2010 Jun
- Shaw-Ruey Lyu, Arthroscopic medial release for medial compartment osteoarthritis of the knee, J Bone Joint Surg Br, September, 2008, Vol 90-B, issue 9, Pages 1186-1192.
- Shaw-Ruey Lyu, Relationship of medial plica and medial femoral condyle during flexion. Clinical Biomechanics, 2007, Volume 22, Issue 9, Pages 1013-1016.
- Shaw-Ruey Lyu, Jeh-En Tzeng, Chia-Yuan Kuo, Ai-Ru Jian, De-Shin Liu, Mechanical
strength of mediopatellar plica - The influence of its fiber content. Clinical Biomechanics, Volume 21, Issue 8, October 2006, Pages 860-863. - Lyu SR, Hsu CC, Medial plicae and degeneration of the medial femoral condyle. Arthroscopy. 2006 Jan;22(1):17-26.
看似簡單的理論,將逐漸改變許多治療「退化性膝關節炎」的現況:
- 「退化性膝關節炎」將成為一個含糊、不負責任的病名,誤導了大眾認為這是自然老化的現象,只能拖延,無法治癒。
- 過去醫界無法理解「退化性膝關節炎」關節軟骨逐漸崩壞的過程,已可用『內側摩擦現象』做完整解釋。
- 過去醫界無法解釋「退化性膝關節炎」的各種臨床症狀,也可用『內側摩擦現象』引發的『內側摩擦症候群』做完整解釋。
- 對於中老年(> 40歲)的膝痛求診病患,醫師應將最常見、可治療的『內側摩擦症候群』納入鑑別診斷,以免延誤病情。
- 「退化性膝關節炎」不再是無法醫治的病痛,只要能早期診斷是否有『內側摩擦現象』引發的『內側摩擦症候群』,就有治癒的機會。
- 大部分因膝痛、緊繃、關節腫脹、行動困難,而被診斷為「退化性膝關節炎」的病患,其實是罹患了『內側摩擦現象』引發的『內側摩擦症候群』,可經由『膝關節健康促進方案』得到確實的治療。
在這漸趨紛擾的社會,灰色地帶往往為逐利者帶來無限的想像空間,「退化性膝關節炎」的各種治療版本也因此推陳出新,引起不少混淆。花錢事小,因此延誤病情,就得不償失了!
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