후종인대 골화증의 국내 한의학적 연구 동향

Abstract

ObjectivesThe purpose of this review is to analyze domestic research trend of the ossifi-cation of posterior longitudinal ligament in Korean medicine.MethodsWe searched articles in Korean databases such as OASIS, RISS, NDSL and sorted the articles by journals, published year, institutions and research type.Results9 suitable theses were reviewed. They were published between 2002 till 2011. Most of the theses were published in The Acupuncture, the journal of Korean Acupuncture & Moxibustion Medicine Society. There were 6 case reports, 2 case series and single dis-ease review.ConclusionsThere were only 9 studies about the ossification of posterior longitudinal lig-ament in Korean medicine and most of them were case reports. To reinforce the evidence of effectiveness of Korean medicine, additional studies are required and well designed studies such as randomized controlled trials need to be carried out. (J Korean Med Rehabil 2016;26(3):59-65)