Table 1.
Retrieval Strategy of Studies from the PubMed Database
| Number | Search Terms |
|---|---|
| #1 | Acupuncture [MeSH] |
| #2 | Acupuncture [Title/Abstract] |
| #3 | Pharmacopuncture [Title/Abstract] |
| #4 | Electro-acupuncture [Title/Abstract] |
| #5 | Warm needle [Title/Abstract] |
| #6 | Fire needle [Title/Abstract] |
| #7 | Blood-letting puncture [Title/Abstract] |
| #8 | Moxibustion [MeSH] |
| #9 | Moxibustion [Title/Abstract] |
| #10 | Auricular application pressure [Title/Abstract] |
| #11 | Auricular needle [Title/Abstract] |
| #12 | Acupoint catgut embedding [Title/Abstract] |
| #13 | Acupoint injection [Title/Abstract] |
| #14 | #1OR#2OR#3OR#4OR#5OR#6OR#7OR#8OR#9OR#10OR#11OR#12OR#13 |
| #15 | Osteoarthritis, knee [MeSH] |
| #16 | Osteoarthritis, knee [Title/Abstract] |
| #17 | Knee osteoarthritis [Title/Abstract] |
| #18 | Knee osteoarthritides [Title/Abstract] |
| #19 | Osteoarthritis of knee [Title/Abstract] |
| #20 | Osteoarthritis of the knee [Title/Abstract] |
| #21 | KOA [Title/Abstract] |
| #22 | #15OR#16OR#17OR#18OR#19OR#20OR#21 |
| #23 | #14AND#22 |