Effectiveness and safety of polydioxanone thread-embedding acupuncture (TEA) and electroacupuncture (EA) treatment for knee osteoarthritis (KOA) patients with postoperative pain: An assessor-blinded, randomized, controlled pilot trial.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Degenerative knee osteoarthritis (KOA) shows an increase in morbidity with improvement in the living conditions and extended lifespans. Treatment for degenerative KOA has been gaining attention since it significantly affects the life of the elderly population and is also associated with increased expenses for medical services and high socioeconomic costs. Treatments for degenerative KOA include nondrug therapy, drug therapy, and surgical treatment. For cases that show little response to conservative treatment but have not involved severe deformation of the knee, procedures such as arthroscopic surgery, autologous chondrocyte implantation, or autologous osteochondral transplantation can be performed. However, effective treatment is required for patients experiencing susta

SUBMITTER: Lee YJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7387022 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature