[HTML][HTML] Minimally invasive interventional procedures for osteoarthritis and inflammatory arthritis: A systematic review and meta-analysis

J Ciaffi, N Papalexis, E Vanni, M Miceli, C Faldini… - Seminars in Arthritis and …, 2024 - Elsevier
Objective to summarize the evidence on the efficacy of minimally invasive interventional
procedures such as radiofrequency ablation (RFA) and transcatheter arterial embolization …

Chronic pain for rheumatological disorders: Pathophysiology, therapeutics and evidence

Y Chen, AM Nelson, SP Cohen - Joint bone spine, 2024 - Elsevier
Pain is the leading reason people seek orthopedic and rheumatological care. By definition,
most pain can be classified as nociceptive, or pain resulting from non-neural tissue injury or …

[PDF][PDF] Effectiveness of radiofrequency ablation of the genicular nerves of the knee for the management of intractable pain from knee osteoarthritis

SH Lee, HH Choi, SG Kwak, MC Chang - Pain Physician, 2024 - painphysicianjournal.com
Background: The knee joint is one of the most common diseases in elderly individuals. This
is a progressive and debilitating condition. The purpose of knee osteoarthritis treatment is to …

[HTML][HTML] Comparison of the efficacy of genicular nerve phenol neurolysis and radiofrequency ablation for pain management in patients with knee osteoarthritis

G Yildiz, GRG Perdecioglu, D Yuruk… - The Korean Journal …, 2023 - synapse.koreamed.org
Background Genicular nerve neurolysis with phenol and radiofrequency ablation (RFA) are
two interventional techniques for treating chronic refractory knee osteoarthritis (KOA) pain …

[HTML][HTML] Ultrasound-guided cervical selective nerve root block versus fluoroscopy-guided interlaminar epidural injection for cervical radicular pain: a randomized …

HC Kose, S Guven Kose, F Celikel, S Tulgar… - Journal of Personalized …, 2024 - mdpi.com
Ultrasound (US)-guided cervical selective nerve root block (CSNRB) procedures are
increasingly being performed as an alternative to conventional fluoroscopy (FL)-guided …

[HTML][HTML] Optimizing genicular nerve chemical ablation

A Rocha-Romero, TKT Ng… - The Korean Journal of …, 2024 - synapse.koreamed.org
We want to congratulate Dr. Yildiz et al.[1] for their recent study on comparing the efficacy of
genicular nerve phenol neurolysis and radiofrequency ablation for pain management. In …

Chemical neurolysis of genicular nerves for chronic non-cancer knee pain: A scoping review

MRJ Tay, N Mittal, S Yao, J Farag - Pain Medicine, 2024 - academic.oup.com
Objective Chemical neurolysis of the genicular nerves is a treatment option for intractable
non-cancer knee pain. This scoping review synthesizes the available literature on the …

Comparing effectiveness of 3-needle approach versus 5-needle approach of genicular nerve block on pain and quality of life in chronic osteoarthritis of knee: a double …

M Bhargava, R Gaur, NM Gonnade… - BMC Musculoskeletal …, 2024 - Springer
Background Knee osteoarthritis [KOA] is a common musculoskeletal disorder that is
characterized by degeneration of the articular cartilage and the subchondral bone. It leads to …

Comments on: Ultrasound-guided genicular nerve radiofrequency treatment: prospective randomized comparative trial of a 3-nerve protocol versus a 5-nerve protocol

M Forero, LJ Olejnik - Pain Medicine, 2024 - academic.oup.com
Dear Editor, We want to congratulate Guven et al. for the effort in enhancing the clinical
evidence regarding the borderline response of genicular nerve radiofrequency in managing …

Reply to Letter to the Editor regarding “Ultrasound-guided genicular nerve radiofrequency treatment: prospective randomized comparative trial of a 3-nerve protocol …

S Guven Kose, Z Kırac Unal, HC Kose, F Celikel… - Pain …, 2024 - academic.oup.com
Dear Editor, We thank Forero and Olejnik for their interest in our study. After the initial
description of genicular radiofrequency (RF) treatment, research priorities were focused on …