Zhang, Rongfang
Wang, Yuqi https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9043-750X
Liu, HongBo
Qiao, Yuanxin
Zhang, Xi
Funding for this research was provided by:
the Research and Development Fund Project of Affiliated Hospital (Teaching Hospital) of Shandong Second Medical University in 2024 (2024FYQ029)
the 2023 Weifang Science and Technology Development Plan (Medical) Project (2023YX115)
Article History
Received: 12 November 2024
Accepted: 22 April 2025
First Online: 16 May 2025
Declarations
:
: The authors declare no competing interests.
: The studies approved by the Ethics Committee of Nanyang Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine (Nanyang Orthopedic Hospital; KJGG123). Meanwhile, informed consent from patients was waived (this was a retrospective study and no other intervention was required on the patients), and all patients signed an informed consent form when they initially received treatment.