[Superiority of thread-dragging therapy in treatment of refractory sinus tracts or fistulae].
The thread-dragging therapy, as a new external treatment of traditional Chinese medicine, could eliminate pathogenic factors and restore the vital qi by promoting qi and activating blood circulation to advance tissue repair in treating refractory sinus tracts or fistulae. This article reviewed its origin and development, and introduced its use in treating refractory sinus tracts or fistulae.
Institute of Chinese Traditional Surgery, Longhua Hospital, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai 200032, China.
Jin-Gen
JG
Lu
Hua-Fa
HF
Que
Hong-Feng
HF
Chen
Yong-Qing
YQ
Cao
Yun-Fei
YF
Wang
Chen
C
Wang
Yi-Bo
YB
Yao
D006801:Humans; D008516:Medicine, Chinese Traditional / Q000379:methods*; D012003:Rectal Fistula / Q000628:therapy*