Clinical efficacy of different waves of electroacupuncture on knee osteoarthritis and its effect on TGF-β1 in joint fluid

• Published in: Zhōngguó zhēnjiǔ Vol. 40; no. 4; p. 370
• Main Authors: Huang, Dong-E, Qin, Yin, Lin, Mu-Nan, Lai, Xiao-Ling
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: Chinese
• Published: China 12.04.2020
• Subjects: transforming growth factor-β1 (TGF-β1); electroacupuncture (EA); randomized controlled trial (RCT); waveform; knee osteoarthritis (KOA)

To observe the therapeutic effects of different waves of electroacupuncture (EA) on knee osteoarthritis (KOA), and to explore the mechanism of different waves of EA on promoting cartilage repair. Ninety- seven patients with KOA were randomly divided into a dilatational wave group (32 cases, 2 cases...