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ArticleEFORT open reviews2026

Local hyperthermia therapy for the pain management of knee osteoarthritis: a network meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.

Ruoyu Zhuang, Laijun Yan, Zhengyan Li, Jin Wang, Ding Jiang, Muyun Yang, Xuezong Wang, Zhibi Shen, Hongsheng Zhan, Haiya Ge and 1 more

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Article in EFORT open reviews, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

11 authors.

Ruoyu ZhuangInstitute of Characteristic Diagnosis and Treatment Technology Research, Shuguang Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine , Shanghai, China.
Laijun YanInstitute of Characteristic Diagnosis and Treatment Technology Research, Shuguang Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine , Shanghai, China.
Zhengyan LiShi's Center of Orthopedics and Traumatology, Shuguang Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine , Shanghai, China.
Jin WangInstitute of Characteristic Diagnosis and Treatment Technology Research, Shuguang Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine , Shanghai, China.
Ding JiangShi's Center of Orthopedics and Traumatology, Shuguang Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine , Shanghai, China.
Muyun YangInstitute of Characteristic Diagnosis and Treatment Technology Research, Shuguang Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine , Shanghai, China.
Xuezong WangShi's Center of Orthopedics and Traumatology, Shuguang Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine , Shanghai, China.
Zhibi ShenShi's Center of Orthopedics and Traumatology, Shuguang Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine , Shanghai, China.
Hongsheng ZhanShi's Center of Orthopedics and Traumatology, Shuguang Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine , Shanghai, China.
Haiya GeShi's Center of Orthopedics and Traumatology, Shuguang Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine , Shanghai, China.
Yuelong CaoInstitute of Characteristic Diagnosis and Treatment Technology Research, Shuguang Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine , Shanghai, China.ORCID 0000-0001-5883-0347

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6 · The paper itself

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exerciseknee osteoarthritislocal hyperthermiameta-analysis

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PMID42825412
PMCPMC13663602

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