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SynthesisMedicina (Kaunas, Lithuania)2021

The Efficacy of Manual Therapy in Patients with Knee Osteoarthritis: A Systematic Review.

Alexios Tsokanos, Elpiniki Livieratou, Evdokia Billis, Maria Tsekoura, Petros Tatsios, Elias Tsepis, Konstantinos Fousekis

Registry-linked trialOpen access · goldAbstract readSystematic Review
In one paragraph

Synthesis in Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania), 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT06289218 (Kinesio Taping Versus Interferential Current Therapy in Treating Knee Osteoarthritis), which is not on this map. Cited by 34 papers, 5 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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34citing papers in PubMed, 5 pooled it
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

NCT06289218 nanot yet recruitingnot on this mapstarted 2025, after this paper: background citation

Kinesio Taping Versus Interferential Current Therapy in Treating Knee Osteoarthritis: a Comparative Study

TypeinterventionalSponsorCairo UniversityRan2025 to 2025Enrolled63ConditionsKnee OsteoarthritisArmsinterferential current, kinesio taping, exercise
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

34 citing papers in PubMed, 5 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 72 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Alexios TsokanosTherapeutic Exercise and Sports Rehabilitation Laboratory, Physiotherapy Department, University of Patras, 25100 Egio, Greece.ORCID 0000-0001-9700-4478
Elpiniki LivieratouTherapeutic Exercise and Sports Rehabilitation Laboratory, Physiotherapy Department, University of Patras, 25100 Egio, Greece.
Evdokia BillisTherapeutic Exercise and Sports Rehabilitation Laboratory, Physiotherapy Department, University of Patras, 25100 Egio, Greece.
Maria TsekouraTherapeutic Exercise and Sports Rehabilitation Laboratory, Physiotherapy Department, University of Patras, 25100 Egio, Greece.
Petros TatsiosLaboratory of Advanced Physiotherapy (LAdPhys), Physiotherapy Department, University of West Attica (UNIWA), 12243 Athens, Greece.ORCID 0000-0001-5156-3733
Elias TsepisTherapeutic Exercise and Sports Rehabilitation Laboratory, Physiotherapy Department, University of Patras, 25100 Egio, Greece.
Konstantinos FousekisTherapeutic Exercise and Sports Rehabilitation Laboratory, Physiotherapy Department, University of Patras, 25100 Egio, Greece.
University of Patras · GRUniversity of West Attica · GR

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

PubMed holds no abstract for this paper.

Indexed as

Musculoskeletal ManipulationsOsteoarthritis, KneeExercise TherapyHumansKnee JointRange of Motion, Articularknee osteoarthritismanual therapyMulligan technique

Identifiers

PMID34356977
PMCPMC8304320
OpenAlexW3181767983

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