PMID- 23713295
OWN - NLM
STAT- MEDLINE
DCOM- 20130628
LR  - 20240222
IS  - 0255-2930 (Print)
IS  - 0255-2930 (Linking)
VI  - 33
IP  - 3
DP  - 2013 Mar
TI  - [Efficacy observation on knee osteoarthritis treated with electroacupuncture and 
      its influence on articular cartilage with T2 mapping].
PG  - 193-7
AB  - OBJECTIVE: To observe therapeutic efficacy of osteoarthritis treated by 
      electroacupuncture, and explore its function of promoting cartilage restoration. 
      METHODS: According to random digital table, sixty cases of knee osteoarthritis 
      (60 knees) were randomly divided into an electroacupuncture group and a 
      physiotherapy group, 15 cases (30 knees) in each one. The electroacupuncture was 
      applied at Neixiyan (EX-LE 4), Dubi (ST 35), Heding (EX-LE 2) and Xuehai (SP 10) 
      in the electroacupuncture group, once every other day. The physiotherapy group 
      was treated by medium-frequency therapeutic apparatus every day. For both groups, 
      4 weeks of treatment were required. The Lysholm knee scoring scale (LKSS) was 
      used to evaluate and compare the knee joints function before and after treatment. 
      At the same time, the GE Signa EXCITE Twin Speed HD 1.5T was used to take MRI 
      examination of knee joints, and measure the T2 values in 10 sub-regions of the 
      cartilage of tibiofemoral joints. RESULTS: Compared before treatment, the LKSS 
      score of both groups were improved with significant differences except item 
      demands for support (P < 0.01, P < 0.05). Between the two groups after treatment, 
      there were significant differences on total score, item instability and swelling 
      (all P < 0.05), the electroacupuncture group was better than the physiotherapy 
      group, but no significant difference on the other items (all P > 0.05). In the 
      electroacupuncture group after treatment, T2 value in anterior lateral tibial 
      sub-region (LTa) was significantly lowered (P < 0.05), but no significant 
      difference in the other nine sub-regions (all P > 0.05). In the physiotherapy 
      group, T2 value in any sub-region was not significantly different before and 
      after treatment (all P > 0.05). CONCLUSION: Electroacupuncture could effectively 
      improve the symptom, sign and knee joint's function of patients with knee 
      osteoarthritis. Compared with physiotherapy, it has more superior effect and 
      considered as a better non-operative treatment for osteoarthritis. 
      Electroacupuncture also has positive influence on T2 value in cartilage, 
      indicating that electroacupuncture may have the function of promoting cartilage 
      restoration.
FAU - Bao, Fei
AU  - Bao F
AD  - TCM Department, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Peking Union Medical 
      College, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Beijing 100730, China.
FAU - Zhang, Yan
AU  - Zhang Y
FAU - Wu, Zhi-Hong
AU  - Wu ZH
FAU - Wang, Yan
AU  - Wang Y
FAU - Sheng, Min
AU  - Sheng M
FAU - Hu, Na
AU  - Hu N
FAU - Feng, Feng
AU  - Feng F
FAU - Wang, Dao-Hai
AU  - Wang DH
FAU - Zhang, Yun-Xiang
AU  - Zhang YX
FAU - Li, Tao
AU  - Li T
FAU - Sun, Hua
AU  - Sun H
LA  - chi
PT  - Journal Article
PT  - Randomized Controlled Trial
PT  - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
PL  - China
TA  - Zhongguo Zhen Jiu
JT  - Zhongguo zhen jiu = Chinese acupuncture & moxibustion
JID - 8600658
SB  - IM
MH  - Adult
MH  - Aged
MH  - Cartilage, Articular/*diagnostic imaging
MH  - *Electroacupuncture
MH  - Female
MH  - Humans
MH  - Magnetic Resonance Imaging
MH  - Male
MH  - Middle Aged
MH  - Osteoarthritis, Knee/diagnostic imaging/*therapy
MH  - Radiography
MH  - Treatment Outcome
EDAT- 2013/05/30 06:00
MHDA- 2013/07/03 06:00
CRDT- 2013/05/30 06:00
PHST- 2013/05/30 06:00 [entrez]
PHST- 2013/05/30 06:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 2013/07/03 06:00 [medline]
PST - ppublish
SO  - Zhongguo Zhen Jiu. 2013 Mar;33(3):193-7.