Chondroitin sulfate: treatment tactics in osteoarthritis
DOI: 10.32364/2587-6821-2021-5-2-102-106
Rostov State Medical University, Rostov-on-Don, Russian Federation
Osteoarthritis (OA) is the most common among all musculoskeletal disorders, becoming the main cause of chronic pain, impaired static and dynamic function and disability among the elderly, and represents the main burden for public health worldwide. Modern pharmacological treatment methods of OA are focused on reducing the disease symptoms and the pain syndrome intensity. One method in this direction is the use of symptom-modifying slow-acting drugs, which have shown promising positive effects on pain and other OA symptoms. The article presents an overview of the main experimental and clinical studies, and meta-analyses devoted to the evaluation of chondroitin sulfate (CS) efficacy and safety as one of the most commonly prescribed drugs for the treatment of OA. Some studies are devoted to the assessment of structural changes in articular cartilage during CS and placebo therapy, while others focus on the dynamics of pain syndrome and the degree of functional insufficiency, and on the assessment of the incidence and time of delayed knee replacement. The place of CS in the structure of EULAR and ESCEO recommendations is considered.
Keywords: osteoarthritis, chondroitin sulfate, symptom-modifying slow-acting drugs, medial condyle, articular cartilage thickness, articular replacement.
For citation: Alabut A.V. Chondroitin sulfate: treatment tactics in osteoarthritis. Russian Medical Inquiry. 2021;5(2):102–106. DOI: 10.32364/2587-6821-2021-5-2-102-106.
Acknowledgment
Editorial Board is grateful to Pierre Fabre for the assistance in technical edition of this publication.
Сведения об авторе:
Алабут Анна Владимировна — д.м.н., доцент, профессор кафедры травматологии и ортопедии, заведующая травматолого-ортопедическим отделением № 1 клиники ФГБОУ ВО РостГМУ Минздрава России; 344022, Россия, г. Ростов-на-Дону, Нахичеванский пр-т, д. 29; ORCID iD 0000-0002-5247-2646.
Контактная информация: Алабут Анна Владимировна, e-mail: alabut@mail.ru. Прозрачность финансовой деятельности: автор не имеет финансовой заинтересованности в представленных материалах или методах. Конфликт интересов отсутствует. Статья поступила 25.01.2021, поступила после рецензирования 17.02.2021, принята в печать 17.03.2021.
About the author:
Anna V. Alabut — Dr. of Sci. (Med.), Associate Professor, Professor of the Department of Traumatology and Orthopedics, Head of the Department of Traumatology and Orthopedics No. 1, Rostov State Medical University; 29, Nakhichevanskiy lane, Rostov-on-Don, 344022, Russian Federation; ORCID iD 0000-0002-5247-2646.
Contact information: Anna V. Alabut, e-mail: alabut@mail.ru. Financial Disclosure: the author has no a financial or property interest in any material or method mentioned. There is no conflict of interests. Received 25.01.2021, revised 17.02.2021, accepted 17.03.2021.
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