ABSTRACT
<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To observe effectiveness and safety of electroacupuncture at Neimadian for analgesia in the extremities after orthopedic operation.</p><p><b>METHODS</b>Two hundred cases enrolled were divided into two groups. The test group of 100 cases were treated with electroacupuncture at Neimadian and oral administration of placebo, and the control group of 100 cases with oral administration of tramadoli hydrochloride.</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>The mean score for pain signs at all the time points before and after analgesic treatment in the test group had more decreases as compared with the control group (P < 0.001); and in the good rate after treatment, the test group was higher than the control group (P < 0.001, P < 0.05), and for safety, the test group was higher than the control group (P < 0.001).</p><p><b>CONCLUSION</b>The analgesic effect and safety of electroacupuncture at Neimadian are superior to the routine analgesic after operation of the extremities.</p>