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To explore the influence of lumbar manipulation on KOA and analyze its principlerelationship between coronal position of lumbar spine and KOA.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title><jats:p>Patients were divided into OMT group and DT group according to treatment. WOMAC scores were compared between the two groups, and X-ray examinations before and after treatment were performed in OMT group to analyze the imaging changes.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Results<\/jats:title><jats:p>Both OMT group and DT group showed significant improvement in WOMAC score after treatment, and the improvement in OMT group was better than that in DT group. After OMT treatment, cTMI(<jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic> = 0.034), mL-SOD (<jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic> &amp;lt; 0.001), m\u0394L-KOD (<jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic> = 0.001), LL (<jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic> = 0.036), and FTA(<jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic> = 0.026) were significantly changed.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title><jats:p>Compared with drug therapy, lumbar manipulation can better improve WOMAC scores in KOA patients. 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