Abstract: OBJECTIVE To study the clinical points selection rules of acupuncture and moxibustion in the treatment of spinal cord injury induced urinary retention. METHODS From the data base establishment to 2016， the clinical literatures about spinal cord injury induced urinary retention mainly treated with acupuncture and moxibustion were retrieved in CNKI， WANGFANG， VIP and Pubmed. And descriptive analysis， association rule analysis and clustering analysis were performed on these literatures. RESULTS In the treatment of spinal cord injury induced urinary retention， electroacupuncture (EA) was mainly used， which was usually combined with other comprehensive Chinese and Western rehabilitation therapy. Clinically， the most commonly used points with the highest frequency included 16 points such as Guanyuan (CV 4)， Zhongji (CV 3)， Ciliao (BL 32) and Sanyinjiao (SP 6). There was a highest correlation among Shangliao (BL 31)， Ciliao (BL 32)， Zhongliao (BL 33) and Xialiao (BL 34). The effective acupoint clusters included Xialiao (BL 34)， Shangliao (BL 31)， Zhongliao (BL 33) and Ciliao (BL 32); Guanyuan (CV 4)， Zhongji (CV 3) and Qihai (CV 6); Yinlingquan (SP 9)， Zhongji (CV 3) and Sanyinjiao (SP 6); Shenshu (BL 23) and Pangguangshu (BL 28); Shuidao (ST 28)， Qugu (CV 2)， Mingmen (GV 4) and Huiyang (BL 35). CONCLUSION The application of acupuncture and moxibustion treatment (especially EA) for spinal cord injury induced urinary retention is receiving more and more attention in clinic. The clinical treatment and points selection thoughts reflect the characteristics of traditional and modern combination.