Pain relief following genicular nerve radiofrequency ablation: does knee compartment matter? Pain Manag 2021 Nov;11(6):705-714
Date
06/10/2021Pubmed ID
34102867DOI
10.2217/pmt-2021-0019Scopus ID
2-s2.0-85115629162 (requires institutional sign-in at Scopus site)Abstract
Aim: To investigate the effect of knee osteoarthritis (OA) compartment location on pain relief following genicular radiofrequency ablation. Materials & methods: A retrospective chart review was performed on 62 patients. Visual analog scale scores at 3 and 6 months post procedure were compared with baseline and between compartment groups. Results: Pain significantly improved for all patients at 3 and 6 months (p < 0.001 and p = 0.005, respectively). Medial compartment OA was a significant predictor of improvement at 3 months (p = 0.042). Patellofemoral compartment OA was a significant predictor for a higher visual analog scale at 3 months (p = 0.018). Conclusion: Compartmental location of knee OA impacts pain relief following genicular radiofrequency ablation. Future protocols could target nerves based on which compartments are more affected on imaging.
Author List
Burgos LA, Greenwood AJ, Tarima SS, Baynes KE, Durand MJ, Yopp CA, Donohue NKAuthors
Keith E. Baynes MD Chief, Associate Professor in the Radiology department at Medical College of WisconsinSergey S. Tarima PhD Associate Professor in the Institute for Health and Equity department at Medical College of Wisconsin
MESH terms used to index this publication - Major topics in bold
HumansKnee Joint
Osteoarthritis, Knee
Pain
Retrospective Studies
