Severe knee osteoarthritis: A randomized controlled trial of acupuncture, physiotherapy (supervised exercise) and standard management for patients awaiting knee replacement

Rheumatology

Volumn 46, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 1445-1449

  Williamson, Lyn ^a   Wyatt, M R ^a   Yein, K ^a   Melton, J T K ^a  

^a GREAT WESTERN HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Acupuncture; Physiotherapy; RCT; Severe knee osteoarthritis

Indexed keywords

ACUPUNCTURE ANALGESIA; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; KNEE ARTHROPLASTY; KNEE OSTEOARTHRITIS; KNEE PAIN; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; OUTPATIENT CARE; PATIENT MONITORING; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HOSPITAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TREATMENT DURATION; WALKING;

ACUPUNCTURE THERAPY; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ARTHROPLASTY, REPLACEMENT, KNEE; EXERCISE THERAPY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OSTEOARTHRITIS, KNEE; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PREOPERATIVE CARE; SINGLE-BLIND METHOD; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WAITING LISTS;

EID: 34548293810     PISSN: 14620324     EISSN: 14620332     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/rheumatology/kem119     Document Type: Article

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