title: [Clinical observation on acupuncture combined with inductance coupling for treatment of delayed union and nonunion].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To observe therapeutic effect of acupuncture combined with inductance coupling for treatment of delayed union and nonunion.
  
  
  METHODS
  Sixty cases with delayed union and nonunion after operation were randomly divided into 2 groups. The observation group (n=30) received acupuncture with Shenshu (BL 23), Mingmen (GV 4), Guanyuan (CV 4), Qihai (CV 6), Zusanli (ST 36), Xuanzhong (GB 39) and Taichong (LR 3) selected as main points, in combination with inductance coupling treatment and the routine treatment. The patients (n=30) in the control group received routine treatment. Bony callus growth was observed by X-ray 30 and 120 days after treatment respectively.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Twenty-three cases 30 days after treatment and 29 cases 120 days after treatment were found the bone callus growth in the observation group , and 11 cases and 17 cases in the control group, with significant difference between the two groups (P<0.05), the observation group being better than the control group, with no bad event and side effect.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Acupuncture combined with inductance coupling is a good method for promoting fracture healing.
authors.affiliation: Section of Acupuncture and Moxibustion, Third Hospital of Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang 050051, China. sylcf@126.com
authors.forename: Chang-Fa
authors.initials: CF
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Jun-Ru
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Yi
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Zeng
authors.forename: Ping
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Sun
authors.forename: Lei
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Zhao
mesh_terms: D015669:Acupuncture Points; D015670:Acupuncture Therapy; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D017102:Fracture Healing; D005599:Fractures, Ununited / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D008280:Magnetics; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged