Article

Recently, investigators began using radiofrequency to manage knee osteoarthritis
pain in patients at high risk who cannot undergo surgical intervention. To our
knowledge, no study has investigated the use of radiofrequency ablation of the
genicular nerves to alleviate chronic knee pain after total knee replacement. A
single case is presented here in which genicular nerve ablation successfully
improved pain and restored function. We believe that these preliminary results
could be used in the development of future prospective cohort studies and
randomized controlled trials that focus on the use of radiofrequency ablation to
treat persistent knee pain after total knee replacement.
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