Research Article

Effect of Warm Acupuncture Combined with Bone Marrow Mesenchymal Stem Cells Transplantation on Cartilage Tissue in Rabbit Knee Osteoarthritis

Table 1

Mankin scores (n = 10).

GroupMankin scores

Control group1.0 ± 0.67
KOA group8.3 ± 1.34
Warm acupuncture group4.1 ± 1.20##+
BMSCs group4.4 ± 1.17##+
Warm acupuncture combined with BMSCs group3.0 ± 0.94##

Data are expressed as mean ± SEM (n = 10). versus the blank group; versus the KOA group; versus the warm acupuncture combined with BMSCs group.