Prospective, Single-Center Comparison of Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation Plus Electroacupuncture and Standard Analgesia in Patients After Total Knee Arthroplasty: Effect on Rehabilitation and Functional Recovery

09 June 2021 : Clinical Research

Xuejing Li^1ABCEF, Wei Yu^1BCEF, Hongbo Li^2BCEF, Baoyue Wang^3BEF, Jiang Xu^1ACEFG*

DOI: 10.12659/MSM.930363

Med Sci Monit 2021; 27:e930363

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Table 1 Characteristics of all participants.

Characteristics	Experimental group (n=40)	Control group (n=40)	t/χ2	P
Sex [n (%)]
Male	8 (20%)	10 (25%)	0.287	0.592
Female	32 (80%)	30 (75%)	0.287	0.592
Age (years)	66.85±5.46	65.35±6.12	1.157	0.251
Disease course (months)	178.56±12.73	181.79±11.89	1.173	0.245
Body mass index (kg/m)	27.23±5.43	27.09±4.92	0.121	0.904
Operative time (minutes)	102.8±16.5	103.5±15.8	0.194	0.847

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