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Fig. 4

From: Cerebral mechanism of opposing needling for managing acute pain after unilateral total knee arthroplasty: study protocol for a randomized, sham-controlled clinical trial

Fig. 4

Difference in the needles and acupuncture depth between the electroacupuncture and sham electroacupuncture groups. The tip of the pragmatic placebo needle (left) is blunt. The needle will be inserted into a sterile adhesive pad without puncturing the skin. The regular acupuncture needles (right) will be inserted into the skin of the corresponding acupoints through a sterile adhesive

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