Fu's subcutaneous needling for knee osteoarthritis: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Acupuncture has been listed as an alternative treatment in several knee osteoarthritis (KOA) international guidelines. Fu's subcutaneous needling (FSN), as a novel acupuncture therapy, has shown greater potential for treating KOA. The objective of this systematic review is to compare the efficacy and safety of FSN to routine acupuncture therapy (RAT) for KOA.

Methods

China National Knowledge Infrastructure, VIP, China Biomedical Literature Database, Wanfang Medical, Embase, PubMed, Ovid, and the Cochrane Library were searched from inception to March 2025, and randomized controlled trials on FSN for KOA were included. The primary outcomes were total efficacy rate, Visual Analog Scale (VAS) pain scores and Western Ontario and McMaster Universities Arthritis Index (W

SUBMITTER: Zhao X 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12358445 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature