Traditional Chinese Acupressure Massage of the Quadriceps Femoris Can Relieve Flexion Pain after Undergoing Total Knee Arthroplasty

<table class="table-group" id="tab2"><tr><td><table class="table"><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="4"><hr/></td></tr><tr class="thead"><td class="align_left">Group</td><td class="align_center"><i>N</i></td><td class="align_center">One week before the operation</td><td class="align_center">Three months after the operation</td></tr><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="4"><hr/></td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Intervention</td><td class="align_center">39</td><td class="align_center">75.36 ± 17.24</td><td class="align_center">25.03 ± 11.16</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Control</td><td class="align_center">38</td><td class="align_center">74.87 ± 17.88</td><td class="align_center">29.84 ± 13.35</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left"><i>P</i>-value</td><td class="align_center"> </td><td class="align_center">0.903</td><td class="align_center">0.090</td></tr><tr class="table-tr"><td colspan="4"><hr class="tbody-hr"/></td></tr></table></td></tr></table>

<div>Comparison of the WOMAC scores in the prospective patients.</div>

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Table 2: Traditional Chinese Acupressure Massage of the Quadriceps Femoris Can Relieve Flexion Pain after Undergoing Total Knee Arthroplasty 