ArticleAdvanced biomedical research2018
Effect of Patellar Electrocautery Neurectomy on Postoperative Pain among Patients Referred for Total Knee Arthroplasty.
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- Does Patellar Denervation with Electrocautery Benefits for Total Knee Arthroplasty without Patellar Resurfacing: A Meta-analysis of Randomized Controlled Trails.Orthopaedic surgery · 2024Pooled it
- Patellar Denervation with Electrocautery Reduces Anterior Knee Pain within 1 Year after Total Knee Arthroplasty: A Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials.Orthopaedic surgery · 2021Pooled it
- Effect of Patellar Denervation on Anterior Knee Pain and Knee Function in Total Knee Arthroplasty without Patellar Resurfacing: A Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials.Orthopaedic surgery · 2020Pooled it
- Circumferential patellar denervation does not reduce anterior knee pain in total knee arthroplasty without patellar resurfacing; a prospective comparison.Journal of orthopaedic surgery and research · 2024Observational
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- Patellar Resurfacing in Total Knee Arthroplasty, a Never-Ending Controversy; Case Report and Literature Review.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- Patellar management during total knee arthroplasty: a review.EFORT open reviews · 2021Review
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4 authors at 1 institution in 2 countries.
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Abstract
backgroundAnterior knee pain is a major problem in total knee arthroplasty (TKA). It is accepted that anterior knee pain (AKP) often contributes to a patellofemoral etiology; however, its etiology or treatment is not understood completely. Disabling pain receptors by electrocautery could theoretically lead to anterior knee area denervation. The present study aimed to evaluate the pain post-patellar denervation (PD) with electrocautery in TKA. MATERIALS AND
methodsClinical results for 92 patients who underwent TKA (58 women, 34 men; mean age 67.5 years) were analyzed. In addition to removal of all osteophytes, PD by electrocautery was performed on patella of treatment group (
resultsThe follow-up duration was 10 months. No revision or reoperations were performed. There were no patellar fractures. On all parameters (KSS score, PS, and VAS), there was a statistically significant pre- to post-operative difference in favor of the denervation group only 3 weeks after operation; however, there was no statistically difference postoperation on other follow-ups (3, 6, and 10 months).
conclusionsPD with electrocautery could reduce AKP in TKA without patellar resurfacing only in a short-term period postoperation.
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