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The doctor found the most painful point around the metacarpophalangeal joint. After routine disinfection on the skin, the needles were quickly inserted. After qi arrived, the patients were required to move the finger. Then the needle direction was changed. Twenty-one cases of stenosing tenosynovitis of finger flexor tendon were treated, among them, 7 cases were cured, 12 cases improved and 2 cases obtained no effect. The total effective rate was 90.5%.
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Shanghai Health Bureau. Shanghai Diagnosis and Treatment Routine of Chinese Medicine Diseases. Second Edition. Shanghai: Shanghai Press of TCM University, 2003: 303.
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Author: WANG Feng (1977-), male, doctor, master
Translator: CUI Yi-jun ({ie36-1})
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Feng, W. Treatment of stenosing tenosynovitis of finger flexor tendon by lateral puncture method: A report of termyu-one cases. J. Acupunct. Tuina. Sci. 3, 35–36 (2005). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02845574
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02845574