Open AccessResults of genicular nerve ablation by radiofrequency in osteoarthritis-related chronic refractory knee pain
Author(s) -
Konya Zy,
Akin Takmaz S,
Hakan Başar,
Bülent Baltacı,
Gülçin Babaoğlu
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
turkish journal of medical sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.277
H-Index - 27
eISSN - 1303-6165
pISSN - 1300-0144
DOI - 10.3906/sag-1906-91
Subject(s) - medicine , womac , osteoarthritis , visual analogue scale , refractory (planetary science) , pulsed radiofrequency , surgery , radiofrequency ablation , quality of life (healthcare) , anesthesia , chronic pain , ablation , physical therapy , pain relief , physics , alternative medicine , nursing , pathology , astrobiology
The aim of this study was to investigate the medium- to long-term effects of radiofrequency (RF) ablation of genicular nerves for chronic refractory knee pain due to osteoarthritis (OA).