Thibaut Vanneste, Amy Belba, Jan Willem Kallewaard, Sander M J van Kuijk, Marloes Gelissen, Peter Emans, Johan Bellemans, Kristof Smeets, Chris Terwiel, Koen Van Boxem, Micha Sommer, Jan Van Zundert
BACKGROUND: Radiofrequency (RF) treatment of the genicular nerves has the potential to reduce chronic knee pain due to osteoarthritis or persistent postsurgical pain, however, a direct comparison between the two main modalities used, conventional and cooled, is lacking. METHODS: This double blind, non-inferiority, pilot, randomized controlled trial compared the effects of cooled and conventional RF in chronic knee pain patients suffering from osteoarthritis or persistent postsurgical pain after total knee arthroplasty...
January 18, 2023: Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine