TY - JOUR
T1 - Broken needle in the cervical spine
T2 - A previously unreported complication of Xiaozendao acupuncture therapy
AU - Liou, Jiin Tarng
AU - Liu, Fu Chao
AU - Hsin, Shi Tai
AU - Sum, Daniel Ching Wah
AU - Lui, Ping Wing
PY - 2007/1
Y1 - 2007/1
N2 - Xiaozendao (meaning "small-needle-knife," in Chinese) is a form of alternative medical instrument shaped like an acupuncture needle with a flat edge on the needle tip. It is widely used for the treatment of many different disorders in Asian countries, especially in the People's Republic of China. Its use has gained increasing popularity. To our knowledge, there are no reports of practitioners' experiences or adverse events related to "small-needle- knife" therapy until now. We reported the first case of spinal-cord injury with delayed onset of neurologic symptoms from a broken small-needle-knife insertion into the spinal cord.
AB - Xiaozendao (meaning "small-needle-knife," in Chinese) is a form of alternative medical instrument shaped like an acupuncture needle with a flat edge on the needle tip. It is widely used for the treatment of many different disorders in Asian countries, especially in the People's Republic of China. Its use has gained increasing popularity. To our knowledge, there are no reports of practitioners' experiences or adverse events related to "small-needle- knife" therapy until now. We reported the first case of spinal-cord injury with delayed onset of neurologic symptoms from a broken small-needle-knife insertion into the spinal cord.
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U2 - 10.1089/acm.2006.6007
DO - 10.1089/acm.2006.6007
M3 - 文章
C2 - 17309387
AN - SCOPUS:33847315990
SN - 1075-5535
VL - 13
SP - 129
EP - 132
JO - Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine
JF - Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine
IS - 1
ER -