EFFECT OF LONG-TERM AFFLUTOP THERAPY ON THE ARTHROSONOGRAPHIC CHANGES IN PATIENTS WITH KNEE OSTEOARTHRITIS

The article presents the results of a study of the effect of prolonged Alflutop therapy on the arthrosonographic changes in knee joints (sizes of articular cartilage, joint space width, severity of osteophytic disease, local inflammation activity) in patients with gonarthritis. The treatment was prescribed to patients in the early stages of the disease and repeated by regular courses. It was found that prolonged therapy with Alflutop slows down the articular cartilage degradation, the progression of structural changes in knee joints, the local inflammation activity (according to arthrosonography), which reduces the symptoms of osteoarthritis and improves the patient’s quality of life.