Intra-articularly applied pulsed radiofrequency can reduce chronic knee pain in patients with osteoarthritis

• Published in: Journal of the Chinese Medical Association Vol. 74; no. 8; pp. 336 - 340
• Main Authors: Karaman, Haktan, Tüfek, Adnan, Kavak, Gönül Ölmez, Yildirim, Zeynep Baysal, Uysal, Ersin, Çelik, Feyzi, Kaya, Sedat
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Netherlands Elsevier B.V 01.08.2011
• Subjects: Adult; Age; Aged; Catheter Ablation - adverse effects; Catheter Ablation - methods; Female; Hospitals; Humans; Injections, Intra-Articular; Internal Medicine; Joint diseases; Joints; Knee; Lidocaine; Male; Middle Aged; Osteoarthritis; Osteoarthritis, Knee - surgery; Pain; Pain Measurement; Pulsed radiofrequency; Radiofrequency; Retrospective Studies; Side effects; Statistics; Knee; Pain; Radiofrequency; Osteoarthritis; Pulsed radiofrequency

Abstract Background Osteoarthritis (OA) is the most widespread chronic joint disease worldwide. Symptomatic knee OA is observed in approximately 12% of individuals more than 60 years of age. Conservative treatments models may not be effective always, and that some of them have serious adverse effect...