Objective To observe the clinical efficacy of ozone akupotomye combined with ozone autohemotherapy in the treatment of knee osteoarthritis with qi stagnation and blood stasis syndrome based on the meridian sinew theory. Methods Sixty patients with knee osteoarthritis with qi stagnation and blood stasis syndrome were enrolled as the research subjects, and divided into a control group and an observation group (30 cases each) by a randomized grouping method. The control group received ozone akupotomye, and the observation group was treated with ozone autohemotherapy on the basis of ozone akupotomye. The visual analogue scale (VAS) scores for pain, Traditional Chinese Medicine syndrome scores, Western Ontario and McMaster Universities Osteoarthritis (WOMAC) index (including three dimensions of pain, stiffness, joint function) scores, levels of inflammatory factors in synovial fluid [interleukin-1β, interleukin-18, tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-α], levels of inflammatory factors in serum (interleukin-1β, interleukin-6, TNF-α), clinical efficacy, and the occurrence of adverse reactions were compared in both groups. Results After treatment on discharge day and at 1 month after treatment, the VAS pain scores, Traditional Chinese Medicine syndrome scores, pain dimension scores, stiffness dimension scores, and joint function dimension scores of both groups of patiants were lower than those before treatment, and the above scores in the observation group were lower than those in the control group (P<0.05). After treatment on discharge day, the synovial fluid and serum levels of interleukin-1β, interleukin-6 and TNF-α were lower in the observation group than in the control group (P<0.05), and the observation group achieved better clinical efficacy (P<0.05). No treatment-related adverse reactions were observed in either group. Conclusion Ozone akupotomye combined with ozone autohemotherapy based on the meridian sinew theory exerts definite clinical efficacy in knee osteoarthritis with qi stagnation and blood stasis syndrome, which may stem from its synergistic effects in relieving meridian sinew stagnation, regulating qi and blood circulation, ameliorating the inflammatory micro-environment and correcting the hypercoagulable state.