Objective：To observe the effect of health management and treatment of Chinese medicine characteristics on postoperative joint function and quality of life in patients with knee osteoarthritis(KOA).MethodsSelected 158 cases of patients with KOA，and divided them into the control group and the observation group according to the random number table method，79 cases in each group.The control group was given routine therapy，while the observation group additionally receivedhealth management and treatment of Chinese medicine characteristics based on treatment of the control group.Compared clinical effect of both groups，and observed scores of knee joint，quality of life，and self-management behavior before and after treatment.ResultsThe total effective rate was 93.67%in the observation group and 83.54%in the control group，the difference being significant(P ＜ 0.05).After treatment，scores of the MOS item short from health survey(SF-36)and American knee society score(AKSS)in both groups were all increased when compared to those before treatment(P＜0.05)；the two scores in the observation group were increased more obviously than those in the control group(P ＜ 0.05).After treatment，scores of exercise training，cognitive symptom management and capability of physician-patient communication in both groups were all increased when compared to those before treatment(P ＜ 0.05)；the three scores in the observation group were higher than those in the control group(P＜0.05).ConclusionThe health management and treatment of Chinese medicine characteristics can promote recovery of postoperative joint function and improve the quality of life in patients with KOA.