Published 2025-01-01
“…Ye Ji Lee,1,* Chang-Hyun Han,2,3,* Ju Hyun Jeon,1 Eunseok Kim,4,5 Ki Hyun Park,6 Ae Ran Kim,7 Young Il Kim1 1Department of Acupuncture and Moxibustion Medicine, College of Korean Medicine,
Daejeon University,
Daejeon, Republic of Korea; 2KM Science Research Division, Korea Institute of Oriental Medicine,
Daejeon, Republic of Korea; 3Korean Convergence Medicine, University of Science and Technology (UST), Campus of Korea Institute of Oriental Medicine,
Daejeon, Republic of Korea; 4Department of Acupuncture and Moxibustion Medicine, Pusan National University Korean Medicine Hospital, Yangsan, Republic of Korea; 5Division of Clinical Medicine, School of Korean Medicine, Pusan National University, Yangsan, Republic of Korea; 6KM Data Division, Korea Institute of Oriental Medicine,
Daejeon, Republic of Korea; 7Clinical Research Coordinating Team, Korea Institute of Oriental Medicine,
Daejeon, Republic of Korea*These authors contributed equally to this workCorrespondence: Young Il Kim, Department of Acupuncture and Moxibustion Medicine, College of Korean Medicine,
Daejeon University,
Daejeon, Republic of Korea, Email omdkim01@dju.krPurpose: This study aimed to evaluate the effectiveness and safety of combination treatment with thread-embedding acupuncture (TEA) and electroacupuncture (EA) in patients with persistent knee pain after arthroscopic surgery, autologous chondrocyte implantation, or autologous osteochondral transplantation.Patients and Methods: Twelve patients with knee osteoarthritis (KOA) who experienced postoperative pain were randomized to either the treatment group (TG) or control group (CG) in a 1:1 ratio. …”
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