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| Effect of auricular acupuncture combined with convalescence on patients after artificial total knee substitution |
| Hits 1952 Download times 2073 Received:November 07, 2012 |
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| DOI
10.11656/j.issn.1673-9043.2013.01.06 |
| Key Words
total knee replacement/total knee arthroplasty;auricular acupuncture;function exercise;function |
| Author Name | Affiliation | E-mail | | TIAN Kai | The First Affiliated Hospital of Tianjin University of TCM, Tianjin 300193, China | | | NIU Bo-zhen | The First Affiliated Hospital of Tianjin University of TCM, Tianjin 300193, China | belsun@163.com |
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| Abstract
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| [Objective] To observe the effect of auricular acupuncture combined with convalescence on patients after total knee replacement or total knee arthroplasty (TKA). [Methods] The 60 patients were divided into treatment group treated with auricular acupuncture combined with convalescence and control group treated with CPM only for 3 weeks. The effect, including knee active range of motion(AROM), WOMAC score and FIM score, in two groups was evaluated, compared and statistically analyzed. [Results] There was significant difference between the two groups in AROM, WOMAC score and FIM score. AROM of patients in treatment group was larger than those of patients in control group(P<0.01). WOMAC score of treatment group was lower than control group(P<0.05, P<0.01), and FIM score in treatment group was better than control group(P<0.05). [Conclusion] Auricular acupuncture combined with convalescence has good effect on patients with TKA. |
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