SYSTEMATIC REVIEW article
Front. Surg.
Sec. Orthopedic Surgery
Volume 12 - 2025 | doi: 10.3389/fsurg.2025.1631880
This article is part of the Research TopicRehabilitation Strategies for Musculoskeletal DisordersView all 5 articles
Acupuncture Therapy in Postoperative Rehabilitation for Arthroscopic Rotator Cuff Repair: A Systematic Review and meta-analysis
Provisionally accepted
- Wenzhou TCM Hospital Affiliated to Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, Wenzhou, China
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This study aimed to assess the impact of acupuncture therapy in postoperative rehabilitation for arthroscopic rotator cuff repair. The EMBASE, Web of Science, China National Knowledge Infrastructure, China Science and Technology Journal Database, China Biomedical Literature Database and Wanfang Databases were searched for randomized controlled trials up to 31 October 2024, and statistical analysis was performed using RevMan 5.3 and Stata 18. A total of 376 cases from 18 studies were included. The meta-analysis results indicated that compared to the control group, the acupuncture group exhibited higher effective rate (OR = 5.02, 95% CI (2.32,10.85), P < 0.001), better Constant-Murley scores (MD = 7.27, 95% CI (3.96,10.59), P < 0.001), improved shoulder mobility in forward flexion (MD = 14.95, 95% CI (6.13,23.77), P < 0.001), backward extension (MD = 6.58, 95% CI (3.56,9.61), P < 0.001), shoulder abduction (MD = 16.24, 95% CI (6.79,25.70), P < 0.001), external rotation (MD = 9.56, 95% CI (4.66,14.47), P < 0.001), and significantly lower Visual Analog Scale scores (MD = -1.45, 95% CI (-2.04,-0.86), P < 0.001). Acupuncture therapy, when compared to conventional treatments, may be beneficial for postoperative rehabilitation in patients after arthroscopic rotator cuff repair by reducing pain and improving shoulder joint mobility.
Keywords: Acupuncture Therapy, Arthroscopic rotator cuff repair, Meta-analysis, postoperative rehabilitation, Shoulder mobility
Received: 20 May 2025; Accepted: 08 Aug 2025.
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* Correspondence:
Jiahao Chen, Wenzhou TCM Hospital Affiliated to Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, Wenzhou, China
Qinglai Wang, Wenzhou TCM Hospital Affiliated to Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, Wenzhou, China
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