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Comparison of the effectiveness of medicinal leech and TENS therapy in the treatment of primary osteoarthritis of the knee. A randomized controlled trial

  • 1. Ataturk Univ, Dept Family Med, TR-25240 Yakutiye Erzurum, Turkey
  • 2. Ataturk Univ, Dept Phys Med & Rehabil, Yakutiye Erzurum, Turkey

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Objectives. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effects of leech therapy in the treatment of knee osteoarthritis in terms of duration of effectiveness and symptom relief and to compare these results with transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS) therapy.

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