Application of Acupotomy in a Knee Osteoarthritis Model in RabbitXing LongFei 1, Guo Yan 2, Chen XiLin 1, Hu TingYao 1, Zhu WenTing 3, Ma WeiWei 1, Du Mei 1, Xu Yue 1, Guo ChangQing 1
1School of Acupuncture-Moxibustion and Tuina, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, 2Acupuncture and Moxibustion Department, Beijing Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine affiliated with Capital Medical University, 3The Third Affiliated Hospital of Beijing University of Chinese Medicine
In this protocol, a knee osteoarthritis model was prepared using the modified Videman method, and the operation procedures and precautions of acupotomy are detailed. The effectiveness of acupotomy has been demonstrated by testing the mechanical properties of quadriceps femoris and tendon and the mechanical and morphological properties of cartilage.
