Prospective, Single-Center Comparison of Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation Plus Electroacupuncture and Standard Analgesia in Patients After Total Knee Arthroplasty: Effect on Rehabilitation and Functional Recovery

09 June 2021: Clinical Research

Xuejing Li ^1ABCEF , Wei Yu ^1BCEF , Hongbo Li ^2BCEF , Baoyue Wang ^3BEF , Jiang Xu ^1ACEFG*

DOI: 10.12659/MSM.930363

Med Sci Monit 2021; 27:e930363

Table 5 SF-36 scores in the 2 groups before and 6 weeks after TKA.

Group	n	SF-36 scores
Group	n	Preoperative	6 weeks after surgery
Experiment group	40	39.37±4.27	75.78±8.95^*
Control group	40	38.56±4.18	67.95±8.72^*
		0.857	3.963
		0.394
Values are presented as means±standard deviation. SF-36 – Short Form-36 Health Survey; TKA – total knee arthroplasty. ^* Significant difference compared with preoperative condition in the same group (