Effect of buccal acupuncture combined with rehabilitation training on the rehabilitation of patients after anterior cruciate ligament injury reconstruction
Dong Jinhan
Yang Yingxin
Yu Zhongxing
Wang Chenggang
Yang Xu
Zhan Mei
Abstract：Objective To explore the effect of buccal acupuncture combined with rehabilitation training on the rehabilitation of patients after anterior cruciate ligament injury reconstruction.Methods A total of 106 patients who underwent anterior cruciate ligament injury reconstruction in General Hospital of the Northern Warzone of the Chinese People's Liberation Army from February 2023 to February 2025 were enrolled.They were randomly divided into the control group and the observation group by block randomization,with 53 cases in each group.During the treatment,4 patients in each group were excluded due to failure to perform rehabilitation training on time,and 49 patients were actually included in each group.The control group was treated with rehabilitation training alone,while the observation group was treated with buccal acupuncture on the basis of the control group's regimen.The primary efficacy indicators[knee joint Lysholm score,international knee documentation committee(IKDC)score,visual analogue scale(VAS)score for pain,and knee joint range of motion],secondary efficacy indicators[knee joint function(affected knee swelling value,thigh circumference difference value),peak torque of knee extension and flexion of the affected side]and clinical efficacy were observed before and after treatment in both groups.Results After treatment,the knee joint Lysholm score,IKDC score,knee joint range of motion,as well as the peak torque of knee extension and flexion of the affected side in both groups were significantly higher/greater than those before treatment,and the above indicators in the observation group were significantly higher/greater than those in the control group[knee joint Lysholm score:(72±5)vs(66±7);IKDC score:(80±7)vs(70±12);knee joint range of motion,external rotation:(38.5±5.6)°vs(30.6±6.1)°;internal rotation:(29.4±3.1)°vs(25.5±3.3)°;flexion and extension:(121.9±18.2)°vs(105.7±19.2)°;peak torque of knee extension of the affected side:(46±8)N·m vs(34±10)N·m;peak torque of knee flexion:(49±10)N·m vs(37±11)N·m](all P<0.05).After treatment,the VAS score for pain,affected knee swelling value and thigh circumference difference value in both groups were significantly lower/less than those before treatment,and the above indicators in the observation group were significantly lower/less than those in the control group(all P<0.05).The total effective rate of the observation group was significantly higher than that of the control group[95.9％(47/49)vs 85.7％(42/49)](P<0.05).Conclusion Buccal acupuncture combined with rehabilitation training can effectively promote the rehabilitation of patients after anterior cruciate ligament injury reconstruction with significant clinical efficacy.
Keywords：Anterior cruciate ligament injury reconstructionBuccal acupunctureRehabilitation trainingKnee joint scaleKnee joint range of motionKnee joint function
Publication Date：2026-02-18
Online Publishing Date：2026-09-14(First online date of this platform, not the publication date of the document)
Pages：5( 256-260 )