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KMID : 0895820180280030107
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Journal of Oriental Rehabilitation Medicine
2018 Volume.28 No. 3 p.107 ~ p.118
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A Rehabilitation Protocol for High Tibial Osteotomy in Korean Medicine: A Report of 3 Cases
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Geum Ji-Hye
Ha Won-Bae
Koh Nak-Yong
Lee Jung-Han
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Abstract
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In this study, we propose a rehabilitation protocol involving Korean medicine for patients after high tibial osteotomy (HTO) and report its effectiveness. Three patients underwent HTO using the rehabilitation protocol involving Korean medicine. We estimated the outcome evaluating physical examination findings of the knee joint, numeric rating scale, pain disability index, Lysholm knee score, and walking state. After the treatment, we observed that knee movement and muscular strength were improved. In addition, the numeric rating scale, pain disability index, Lysholm knee score, and walking state of patients were improved. Therefore, a rehabilitation protocol involving Korean medicine can be effectively used for patients after HTO. The limitation of this study was the insufficient number of cases and the difficulty of follow-up because of the characteristics of this operation and the long periods of time that are needed for each phase of the protocol. Further studies are needed to design a rehabilitation protocol involving Korean medicine.
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KEYWORD
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Tibia, Osteotomy, Rehabilitation, Traditional medicine
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