Ultrasound-guided sciatic nerve pulsed radiofrequency for chronic knee pain treatment: a novel approach

Chronic knee pain management with current nonpharmacological or pharmacological measures often has suboptimal results and significant side effects. Sciatic nerve pulsed radiofrequency (SNPRF) is an unexplored alternative for chronic knee pain management. We show a prospective short series of chronic...

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Published in:Journal of anesthesia 2013-12, Vol.27 (6), p.935-938
Main Authors: E. Djibilian Fucci, Rubén, Pascual-Ramírez, Javier, Martínez-Marcos, Alino, Mantecón, Jose M. Valverde
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Aged
Aged patients
Analysis
Anesthesiology
Care and treatment
Chronic Pain - diagnostic imaging
Chronic Pain - therapy
Cohort Studies
Critical Care Medicine
Emergency Medicine
Female
Health aspects
Humans
Intensive
Knee Joint - diagnostic imaging
Knee pain
Male
Medicine
Medicine & Public Health
Pain
Pain Management - methods
Pain Measurement - methods
Pain Medicine
Prospective Studies
Pulsed Radiofrequency Treatment - methods
Radiofrequency ablation
Sciatic nerve
Sciatic Nerve - diagnostic imaging
Short Communication
Treatment Outcome
Ultrasonography - methods
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Summary:Chronic knee pain management with current nonpharmacological or pharmacological measures often has suboptimal results and significant side effects. Sciatic nerve pulsed radiofrequency (SNPRF) is an unexplored alternative for chronic knee pain management. We show a prospective short series of chronic knee pain patients managed with ultrasound-guided SNPRF. Visual analogue scale (VAS) was measured at baseline and 4 weeks after the procedure. The study included 25 elderly patients with severe knee pain. A total of 47 procedures were performed during a 3-month period. VAS scores showed a significant pain difference ( p  
ISSN:0913-8668
1438-8359
DOI:10.1007/s00540-013-1624-6