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 3 Knee function in the 2 groups before and 6 weeks after TKA.

Items	Experimental group (n=40)	Control group (n=40)	t	P
Maximum knee flexion (°)
Preoperative	122.62±5.98	123.23±6.13	0.451	0.654
6 weeks after surgery	135.65±7.31^*	129.16±7.18^*	4.006	<0.001
KOOS scores
Preoperative	73.53±10.17	72.85±10.05	0.301	0.764
6 weeks after surgery	97.18±12.17^*	88.13±11.89^*	3.364	0.001
HSS scores
Preoperative	32.75±3.58	31.27±3.96	1.753	0.084
6 weeks after surgery	81.58±5.96^*	62.38±6.13^*	14.203	<0.001
Values are presented as means±standard deviations. TKA – total knee arthroplasty; KOOS – Knee Injury and Osteoarthritis Outcome Score; HSS – Hospital for Special Surgery. ^* Significant difference compared with preoperative condition in the same group (P

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