Objective: To observe the effect of Ginsenoside Rgl on the apoptosis of articular chondrocytes in rabbit knee osteoarthritis and to analyze its mechanism. Methods: Fifty healthy New Zealand male rabbits were randomly divided into normal group,model group,ginsenoside Rg1 low dose group,medium dose group and high dose group,with 10 rats in each group. Except for the normal group,the other 4 groups of rabbits were treated with left hind leg cast gypsum straightening method to establish rabbit knee osteoarthrit...