Outcome Study of Non-operative Treatment for Knee Osteoarthritis in Middle-aged Patients With Reference to the Body Mass Index—A Randomised Prospective Study
From the year 2006 to 2008, 69 patients of symptomatic osteoarthritis of the knees were divided randomly and entered into three non-operative treatment protocols. It included 4 weeks of pharmacological treatment followed by 4 weeks of specific treatments (physiotherapy, acupuncture, and combined). T...
Main Authors: | Cheong Peng Meng, Ng Katherine, Yan Leona, Chung Jess, Li Zi Ping, Wai Yuk Leung |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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SAGE Publishing
2011-06-01
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Series: | Journal of Orthopaedics, Trauma and Rehabilitation |
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Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2210491710000515 |
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