Radiofrequency Denervation of Genicular Nerves for Advanced Knee Osteoarthritis Pain: A retrospective Observational Study
| Title: | Radiofrequency Denervation of Genicular Nerves for Advanced Knee Osteoarthritis Pain: A retrospective Observational Study |
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| Authors: | Sandeep Khuba, Sanjay Kumar, Sujeet Gautam, Anil Agarwal, Chetna Shamshery, Keshav Garg, Rajput Kumar |
| Source: | International Journal of Medical Arts, Vol 3, Iss 3, Pp 1576-1583 (2021) |
| Publisher Information: | Al-Azhar University, Faculty of Medicine (Damietta), 2021. |
| Publication Year: | 2021 |
| Collection: | LCC:Medicine (General) |
| Subject Terms: | radiofrequency ablation, local anaesthetic block, knee pain, ultrasound guided, fluoroscope guided, Medicine (General), R5-920 |
| More Details: | Background: Knee joint osteoarthritis is a degenerative disorder resulting in pain and disability. The treatment of knee osteoarthritis pain includes the use of oral analgesics, oral glucosamine and chondroitin sulfate, intra-articular steroid, and viscous supplementation, but with limited efficacy. Aim of the work: This retrospective observational study aimed to evaluate the efficacy of radiofrequency thermocoagulation of genicular nerves for control of the pain of knee joint osteoarthritis. Material and methods: This study included patients with knee pain of Kellgren Lawrence grade 3 and 4 osteoarthritis who underwent radiofrequency neurotomy of the knee joint from July 2015 to July 2018. The 68 joints of 60 patients were evaluated for knee pain VAS score [0–10 mm], oxford knee score [12–60] and development of any adverse effect at pre and post-procedure at 1, 3, 6 and 12 months. Results: The mean± SD values of Visual analog scale [VAS] [0–10] for knee joint pain were 7.93±1.21, 3.38±1.59, 4.10±2.30, 4.90±1.88, and 5.80±1.71 at pre-procedure and at 1, 3, 6 and 12 months post-procedure. The mean ± SD values for Oxford Knee Score [OKS] [12–60] were 40.87±7.66, 23.90±5.60, 25.93±5.48, 27.93 ± 5.48, and 31.43±5.62 at pre-procedure and at 1, 3, 6 and 12 months post-procedure. One-way repeated measures of ANOVA test showed a significant decrease in VAS and OKS scores between pre and post-procedure at 1, 3, 6 and 12 months [p |
| Document Type: | article |
| File Description: | electronic resource |
| Language: | English |
| ISSN: | 2636-4174 2682-3780 |
| Relation: | https://ijma.journals.ekb.eg/article_172331_86689e9eca58186c1a4c5bf82f77fc2d.pdf; https://doaj.org/toc/2636-4174; https://doaj.org/toc/2682-3780 |
| DOI: | 10.21608/ijma.2021.68924.1286 |
| Access URL: | https://doaj.org/article/ed08d31dc47c43a9bd8240a3e710364d |
| Accession Number: | edsdoj.08d31dc47c43a9bd8240a3e710364d |
| Database: | Directory of Open Access Journals |
| ISSN: | 26364174 26823780 |
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| DOI: | 10.21608/ijma.2021.68924.1286 |
| Published in: | International Journal of Medical Arts |
| Language: | English |