Meniscus injury
Conditions
Interventions
Experimental group:Conventional treatment + acupuncture treatment
Control group:Conventional treatment + sham acupuncture treatment
Sponsors
Yueyang Hospital of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine Affiliated to Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
45 Years to 85 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: (1) diagnosis of grade III meniscus injury according to Western diagnostic criteria with concurrent traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) diagnosis of qi stagnation and blood stasis type; (2) age between 45 and 85 years regardless of sex; (3) intact knee skin and soft tissue without severe concomitant injuries or neurovascular damage; (4) scheduled for elective arthroscopic meniscus suture surgery at our institution; (5) willingness to participate in the study with signed informed consent.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: (1) Concurrent knee injuries or pathologies such as congenital discoid meniscus cruciate ligament rupture or collateral ligament tears; (2) Comorbid lower extremity neurovascular dysfunction; (3) Severe systemic comorbidities rendering patients unfit for surgery or acupuncture therapy; (4) Individuals engaged in acupuncture-related professions or having received acupuncture treatment within the past year; (5) Participation in other clinical trials within one month prior to enrollment in this study.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Degree of knee swelling; | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Lysholm Knee Scoring Scale;Visual analogue scale;Knee Range of Motion (ROM);Total Consumption of Rescue Analgesics; | — |
Countries
China
Contacts
Public ContactLi Jing
Yueyang Hospital of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine Affiliated to Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine
Outcome results
None listed