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CORRECTION article

Front. Med., 02 September 2025

Sec. Rheumatology

Volume 12 - 2025 | https://doi.org/10.3389/fmed.2025.1686449

Correction: Fu's subcutaneous needling for knee osteoarthritis: a systematic review and meta-analysis

This article is a correction to:

  1. Fu's subcutaneous needling for knee osteoarthritis: A systematic review and meta-analysis

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Xiaohu Zhao&#x;Xiaohu Zhao1†Jingxuan Liu&#x;Jingxuan Liu1†Dake Li&#x;Dake Li2†Shangkun SiShangkun Si3Xuanhe TianXuanhe Tian1Deke Zhang Deke Zhang4*Ping Jiang, Ping Jiang1,2*
  • 1The First Clinical Medical College, Shandong University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Jinan, China
  • 2Department of Rheumatology, Affiliated Hospital of Shandong University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Jinan, China
  • 3Department of Acupuncture, First Teaching Hospital of Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Tianjin, China
  • 4Department of Pharmacy, Affiliated Hospital of Shandong University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Jinan, China

A Correction on
Fu's subcutaneous needling for knee osteoarthritis: a systematic review and meta-analysis

by Zhao, X., Liu, J., Li, D., Si, S., Tian, X., Zhang, D., and Jiang, P. (2025). Front. Med. 12:1602699. doi: 10.3389/fmed.2025.1602699

Affiliation 2 was erroneously given as “Department of Rheumatology, Affiliated Hospital of Shandong University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Yintai, China”. The correct affiliation 2 is “Department of Rheumatology, Affiliated Hospital of Shandong University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Jinan, China.”

The funder Shandong Provincial Health and Wellness Science and Technology Innovation Team Construction Project, [2024sdskctd-03] to Ping Jiang was erroneously omitted.

Affiliation for Reviewer Kian Djien Liem was erroneously given as “Radboud University, Netherlands”. The correct affiliation is “Foundation for Doctors and Medical Acupuncture (SAMEDA), Netherlands”.

The original version of this article has been updated.

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Keywords: acupuncture, Fu's subcutaneous needling, meta-analysis, osteoarthritis, randomized controlled trials

Citation: Zhao X, Liu J, Li D, Si S, Tian X, Zhang D and Jiang P (2025) Correction: Fu's subcutaneous needling for knee osteoarthritis: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Front. Med. 12:1686449. doi: 10.3389/fmed.2025.1686449

Received: 15 August 2025; Accepted: 18 August 2025;
Published: 02 September 2025.

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*Correspondence: Deke Zhang, emhhbmdkZWtlMTEwQDE2My5jb20=; Ping Jiang, bG1kbG1kNjYxN0AxNjMuY29t

†These authors have contributed equally to this work

Disclaimer: All claims expressed in this article are solely those of the authors and do not necessarily represent those of their affiliated organizations, or those of the publisher, the editors and the reviewers. Any product that may be evaluated in this article or claim that may be made by its manufacturer is not guaranteed or endorsed by the publisher.