Clareo Health | Retrospective Study of the Results of Cooled Radiofrequency for Genicular Nerves Neurotomy in 40 Consecutive Patients With Osteoarthritis of the Knee and Painful Knee Arthroplasty
Retrospective Study of the Results of Cooled Radiofrequency for Genicular Nerves Neurotomy in 40 Consecutive Patients With Osteoarthritis of the Knee and Painful Knee Arthroplasty
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Lead
Hospital Son Espases
With
José Andrés López Riquelme
María del Pilar Sanchís Cortés
The investigators performed a retrospective case-series reviewed of 40 patients who underwent cooled RF of genicular nerves. The investigators evaluated results of the survey of quality of life (SF36), knee society score (KSS) and the Visual Analogue Scale (VAS).
Age
40–90
Sex
ALL
Healthy volunteers
Not accepted
You may be eligible if
Chronic knee pain (older than 3 months, with no response to physiotherapy, medication or hyaluronic acid infiltration) with a pain intensity according to VAS\>7/10
The radiological criteria were witness of OA with Kellgren-Lawrence index of 2 to 4.
Painful TKA with no apparent cause and with a radiological image where a proper placement was observed
You may not be if
Infection or lymphangitis of the member
Acute knee pain
Corticoids or hyaluronic acid infiltration with a high molecular weight prior to the surgery
