Efficacy and safety of acupoint catgut embedding for knee osteoarthritis: A systematic review and meta-analysis
Despite some potential improvement, the current evidence regarding the effectiveness of ACE for the treatment of knee OA is inconclusive due to the poor quality of the available evidence. Future well-designed randomized controlled trials are needed to confirm ACE's effectiveness for treating knee OA.
Authors
- Changsop Yang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1277-3329)
- Justine C. Lee (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8943-0837)
- Chang-Hyun Han
- HuiYan Zhao (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1921-0131)
- Yan Liu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9123-4974)
Institutions
- Korea Institute of Oriental Medicine (KR)
- National Academy of Agricultural Science (KR)
- Beijing Chaoyang Emergency Medical Center (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Medicine
- Published
- 2025-12-19
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1097/md.0000000000046676
- Primary Topic
- Acupuncture Treatment Research Studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00