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KMID : 0895820210310030141
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Journal of Oriental Rehabilitation Medicine
2021 Volume.31 No. 3 p.141 ~ p.147
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Korean Medicine Treatment to Posterior Cruciate Ligament Tear Patients Due to Traffic Accident: Report of 2 Cases
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Bae Jun-Hyo
Kwon Yong-Su
Yu Jae-Eun
Lee Hee-Won
Koo Ji-Eun
Kim Ka-Hyun
Choi Sung-Won
Yoon Joo-Young
Park Ji-Won
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Abstract
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This study’s purpose is to report the effectiveness of Korean medicine treatment to posterior cruciate ligament tear patients due to traffic accident. 2 patients were treated with Korean medicine by acupuncture, pharmacopuncture and herbal medication. We assessed the knee pain and functional improvement by using numeric rating scale(NRS), Western Ontario and McMaster Universities arthritis (WOMAC) index and EuroQol-5 dimension (EQ-5D) index. After treatment, NRS decreased from 6 to 2 in case 1 and from 5 to 3 in case 2. EQ-5D index chaged from 0.465 to 0.72 in case 1 and from 0.719 to -0.171 in case 2. WOMAC index decreased from 82 to 13 in case 1 and from 55 to 54 in case 2. NRS improved in both cases, but WOMAC index and EQ-5D index improved in only one case. Korean medicine treatment could be helpful for posterior cruciate ligament tear traffic accident patients. However, further clinical studies are needed to clarify the effectiveness to the patients with old age, degeneration and accompanying injury.
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KEYWORD
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Korean traditional medicine, Posterior cruciate ligament, Traffic accidents
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