외상성 급성기 슬관절 반월상 연골판 손상으로 인하여 통증 및 보행장애를 호소하는 환자에 대하여 관절강내 봉약침을 시술하였으며 그 결과 통증의 감소 및 보행시간의 증가와 WOMAC Index score의 감소를 확인하였다. 향후 슬관절 반월상 연골판 손상환자에 대한 봉약침 시술의 효과에 대한 적용 및 연구가 더욱 필요할 것으로 생각된다.
This case was report of intra-articular bee venom pharmacopuncture injection on the patient with Acute Traumatic Partial tear of meniscus. We used intra-articular bee venom pharmacopuncture injection to Acute Traumatic Partial tear of meniscus diagnosed by symptoms and MR imaging. Be under treatment if necessary we prescribed herbal medication and physiotherapy. The state of patient was measured by Visual Analog Scale(VAS) and Walking time and Western Ontario and McMaster Universities(WOMAC) Index score. After several times of treatments, noticeable reduction of pain was measured and increased time of walking on floor and decreased WOMAC score. This results suggest that intra-articular bee venom pharmacopuncture injection are effective to treatments of Acute Traumatic Partial tear of meniscus.
