Abstract:To observe the effect of intensive vastus medialis oblique (VMO) training combined with intra-articular injection of sodium hyaluronate in the treatment of patellar chondromalacia (CP). Methods120 patients with CP were selected and divided into combined group and sodium hyaluronate group according to different treatment methods, with 60 patients in each group. Patients in the sodium hyaluronate group were treated with intra-articular injection of sodium hyaluronate, and patients in the combined group were given intensive VMO training after intra-articular injection of sodium hyaluronate. Visual analogue scale (VAS), Lysholm knee joint score, efficacy index, ratio of VMO to vastus lateralis muscle (VL) activity, patella muscle circumference and knee Q angle were compared between two groups before and after treatment. ResultsThe clinical effective rate of combined group was higher than that of sodium hyaluronate group (P<0.05). VAS score and knee Q angle of the two groups were lower than those before treatment, and that of the combined group was lower than that of the sodium hyaluronate group (P<0.05). Lysholm knee score and VMO/VL activity ratio patella muscle circumference in the two groups were higher than those before treatment, and those in the combined group were higher than those in the sodium hyaluronate group (P<0.05). ConclusionIntensive VMO training combined with intra-articular injection of sodium hyaluronate can significantly relieve pain symptoms of CP patients, improve knee function, and adjust the patella muscle circumference and knee Q angle.