Objective:Tocomparethetherapeuticeffectofpointpenetrationmethodoflongneedleandthatofwesterndruginthetreatmentofkneeosteoarthritis.Methods:Thesimpleandrandomizedgroupingmethodwasusedinpresentstudy.Results:Theeffectiverateintheacupuncturegroupwas87.5%,andinthewesterndruggroupwas55.6%,thesignificantdifferencewasfoundbetweentwogroupsinthetherapeuticeffect(P＜0.01).Conclusions:Thetherapeuticeffectofpointthroughpointwithlongneedleinthetreatmentofkneeosteoarthritiswasbetterthanthatofwesterndrug.
