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<journal-meta>
<journal-id>1029-3019</journal-id>
<journal-title><![CDATA[MEDISAN]]></journal-title>
<abbrev-journal-title><![CDATA[MEDISAN]]></abbrev-journal-title>
<issn>1029-3019</issn>
<publisher>
<publisher-name><![CDATA[Centro Provincial de Información de Ciencias Médicas]]></publisher-name>
</publisher>
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<article-id>S1029-30192020000500760</article-id>
<title-group>
<article-title xml:lang="es"><![CDATA[Efectividad de la ozonopuntura en pacientes con artrosis cervical]]></article-title>
<article-title xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[Effectiveness of ozonepuncture in patients with cervical osteoarthritis]]></article-title>
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<surname><![CDATA[Solano Pérez]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Marhyam]]></given-names>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
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<surname><![CDATA[Maldonado Chávez]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Maylín]]></given-names>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
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<surname><![CDATA[Benítez Rodriguez]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Gricel]]></given-names>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Vistel Montoya]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Diana]]></given-names>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[González Moreno]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Elena]]></given-names>
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<aff id="Af1">
<institution><![CDATA[,Universidad de Ciencias Médicas Hospital General Docente Dr. Juan Bruno Zayas Alfonso ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Santiago de Cuba ]]></addr-line>
<country>Cuba</country>
</aff>
<aff id="Af2">
<institution><![CDATA[,Universidad de Ciencias Médicas Hospital Infantil Norte Dr. Juan de la Cruz Martínez Maceira ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Santiago de Cuba ]]></addr-line>
<country>Cuba</country>
</aff>
<pub-date pub-type="pub">
<day>00</day>
<month>10</month>
<year>2020</year>
</pub-date>
<pub-date pub-type="epub">
<day>00</day>
<month>10</month>
<year>2020</year>
</pub-date>
<volume>24</volume>
<numero>5</numero>
<fpage>760</fpage>
<lpage>777</lpage>
<copyright-statement/>
<copyright-year/>
<self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.sld.cu/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&amp;pid=S1029-30192020000500760&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.sld.cu/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&amp;pid=S1029-30192020000500760&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.sld.cu/scielo.php?script=sci_pdf&amp;pid=S1029-30192020000500760&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="es"><p><![CDATA[RESUMEN  Introducción: La artrosis vertebral es frecuente. Las causas y procesos fisiopatológicos que contribuyen a su avance son variados. Se plantea que 80 % de las personas mayores de 55 años de edad presentan alteraciones en la columna cervical.  Objetivo:  Evaluar la efectividad de la ozonopuntura para el alivio de síntomas y signos en pacientes con artrosis cervical.  Métodos: Se realizó un estudio de intervención terapéutica en 80 pacientes con artrosis cervical, atendidos en la Consulta de Ortopedia y remitidos al Servicio de Medicina Tradicional y Natural del Hospital General Docente Dr. Juan Bruno Zayas Alfonso de Santiago de Cuba, desde mayo del 2017 hasta marzo del 2019. Se dividieron aleatoriamente en 2 grupos: de estudio y de control, con 40 integrantes cada uno.  Resultados: La enfermedad prevaleció en los pacientes de 50-59 años de edad, tanto del grupo de estudio como de control (35,0 y 30,0 %, respectivamente) y en el sexo femenino (85,0 % en el primero y 82,5 % en el segundo). La evolución fue buena y excelente en casi la totalidad de los integrantes del grupo de estudio.  Conclusiones: La ozonopuntura fue efectiva en los pacientes con artrosis cervical y no se presentaron reacciones secundarias relacionadas con su aplicación. La evolución resultó satisfactoria y se observó una respuesta mayor en la desaparición de los síntomas y signos clínicos con la terapéutica acupuntural que con la convencional.]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="en"><p><![CDATA[ABSTRACT  Introduction:  The vertebral osteoarthritis is frequent. The pathophysiological causes and processes that contribute to its advance are varied. It is said that the 80 % of people over 55 years present cervical spine disorders.  Objective:  To evaluate the effectiveness of the ozonepuncture for the relief of symptoms and signs in patients with cervical osteoarthritis.  Methods:  A study of therapeutic intervention in 80 patients with cervical osteoarthritis was carried out, they were assisted in the Orthopedics Service and referred to the Traditional and Natural Medicine Service of Dr. Juan Bruno Zayas Alfonso Teaching General Hospital in Santiago de Cuba, from May, 2017 to March, 2019. They were divided at random in 2 groups: study and control groups, with 40 members each one.  Results:  The disease prevailed in the 50-59 age group, in both groups (35.0 and 30.0 %, respectively) and in the female sex (85.0 % in the first one and 82.5 % in the second). The clinical course was good and excellent in almost all the members of the study group.  Conclusions:  The ozonepuncture was effective in the patients with cervical osteoarthritis and adverse reactions related to its application were not presented. The clinical course was satisfactory and a higher response was observed in the disappearance of the symptoms and clinical signs with the acupuntural therapeutic than with the conventional one.]]></p></abstract>
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<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[tratamiento convencional]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[cervical osteoarthritis]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[ozone]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[acupuncture]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[conventional treatment]]></kwd>
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