| Abstract | 第6-7页 |
| 摘要 | 第8-9页 |
| Abbreviations | 第9-11页 |
| 1 Review of literature | 第11-33页 |
| 1.1 Knee osteoarthritis, regarding Western medicine | 第11-24页 |
| 1.2 Knee osteoarthritis, Chinese Medicine aspect | 第24-31页 |
| 1.3 Advantage and shortcoming of previous studies | 第31-33页 |
| 2 Introduction | 第33-37页 |
| 3 Methods and materials | 第37-55页 |
| 3.1 Study design | 第37-38页 |
| 3.2 Algorithm | 第38-39页 |
| 3.3 Material and method | 第39-43页 |
| 3.3.1 Diagnostic Criteria | 第39页 |
| 3.3.2 Inclusion criteria | 第39-40页 |
| 3.3.3 Exclusion criteria | 第40页 |
| 3.3.4 Intervention | 第40-43页 |
| 3.4 Outcome and variables assessment scales | 第43-44页 |
| 3.4.1 Visual analogue scale (VAS) | 第43页 |
| 3.4.2 The Western Ontario and McMaster Universities Osteoarthritis Index(WOMAC) | 第43-44页 |
| 3.4.3 Objective | 第44页 |
| 3.5 -Patient Randomization | 第44页 |
| 3.6 Statistical data analysis | 第44-45页 |
| 3.7 Result | 第45-55页 |
| 3.7.1 comparing age and gender of participants between two groups | 第45-46页 |
| 3.7.2 Mean and Standard deviation for VAS and WOMAC data before and after treatments inAcupuncture group | 第46-47页 |
| 3.7.3 WOMAC parameter between two groups at baseline | 第47-48页 |
| 3.7.4 WOMAC parameter between two groups at post test | 第48页 |
| 3.7.5 WOMAC parameter between two groups at follow-up | 第48页 |
| 3.7.6 Mean and standard deviation for WOMAC score at pretest, posttest and follow-up sessions forAcupuncture group | 第48-49页 |
| 3.7.7 Mean and standard deviation for WOMAC score at pretest, posttest and follow-up sessions forMedication group | 第49-51页 |
| 3.7.8 Mean and standard deviation for VAS score at baseline and after each visit in Acupuncture groups | 第51-53页 |
| 3.7.9 Mean and standard deviation for VAS score at baseline and after each visit in Medication groups | 第53-54页 |
| 3.7.10 VAS parameter between two groups at pretest and posttest | 第54-55页 |
| 4 Discussion | 第55-60页 |
| 4.1 Explaining the treatment protocol | 第55页 |
| 4.1.1 Auricular acupressure | 第55页 |
| 4.1.2 Medication | 第55页 |
| 4.2 Explaining the results and statistical analysis and evaluation of similarities and differences withother studies | 第55-57页 |
| 4.2.1 Age and gender | 第55-56页 |
| 4.2.2 The effect of treatment on WOMAC | 第56页 |
| 4.2.3 The effect of treatment on VAS | 第56-57页 |
| 4.3 Advantage and shortcoming of this study | 第57-59页 |
| 4.4 Recommendations for future study | 第59-60页 |
| 5 Conclusion | 第60-61页 |
| 6 References | 第61-66页 |
| 7 Appendices | 第66-69页 |
| 7.1 WOMAC Questionnaire | 第66-68页 |
| 7.2 Visual analogue scale (VAS) questionnaire | 第68-69页 |
| 8 Acknowledgements | 第69页 |
