WU Hongfei,CUI Yushi,GAO Yun,et al.Further Recognization of Disease Name in Traditional Chinese Medicine for Knee Osteoarthritis Based on Micropathologic Phenotypes[J].Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine,2025,66(11):1089-1093.
WU Hongfei,CUI Yushi,GAO Yun,et al.Further Recognization of Disease Name in Traditional Chinese Medicine for Knee Osteoarthritis Based on Micropathologic Phenotypes[J].Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine,2025,66(11):1089-1093.DOI: 10.13288/j.11-2166/r.2025.11.001.
Further Recognization of Disease Name in Traditional Chinese Medicine for Knee Osteoarthritis Based on Micropathologic Phenotypes
(痹) disease in traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) from the perspective of micropathological phenotypes in knee osteoarthritis (KOA). By systematically reviewing classical TCM literature on the pathogenesis and clinical features of different subtypes such as damp-retention
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, bone
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, and tendon
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, and integrating these with current research on pathological subtypes of KOA including the synovitis type, cartilage-meniscus type, and subchondral bone type, the study explores the correlation between traditional disease terms and modern micropathological phenotypes. The author proposes subtype classifications of damp-retention
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corresponding to synovial inflammation, bone
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related to abnormal subchondral bone remodeling, and tendon
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representing cartilage and meniscus degeneration. This approach provides a microscopic biological explanation for TCM syndrome differentiation and offers new perspectives for advancing integrative diagnostic and therapeutic strategies in both Chinese and western medicine.
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