Establishment of the KOA Model in Rabbits Using the Modified Videman Method

October 20, 2023

Application of Acupotomy in a Knee Osteoarthritis Model in Rabbit

01:39 min

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Establishing the Knee Osteoarthritis Rabbit Model and Applying Acupotomy for Modulating Muscles and Tendons

02:08 min

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Measuring Mechanical Properties of Quadriceps Femoris Contraction Force in Rabbits

02:49 min

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Safranin O/Fast Green Staining of Knee Joint Cartilage in Rabbits

02:14 min

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Xing LongFei, Guo Yan, Chen XiLin, Hu TingYao, Zhu WenTing, Ma WeiWei, Du Mei, Xu Yue, Guo ChangQing

¹School of Acupuncture-Moxibustion and Tuina,Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, ²Acupuncture and Moxibustion Department,Beijing Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine affiliated with Capital Medical University, ³The Third Affiliated Hospital of Beijing University of Chinese Medicine

Summary

In this protocol, a knee osteoarthritis model was prepared using the modified Videman method, and the operation procedures and precautions of acupotomy are detailed. The effectiveness of acupotomy has been demonstrated by testing the mechanical properties of quadriceps femoris and tendon and the mechanical and morphological properties of cartilage.