ArticleIndian journal of anaesthesia2018
Comparative evaluation of monopolar and bipolar radiofrequency ablation of genicular nerves in chronic knee pain due to osteoarthritis.
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- Comparison of Pain and Quality-of-Life Outcomes Following Bipolar Versus Monopolar Pulsed Radiofrequency Treatment for Chronic Lumbosacral Radicular Pain: An Observational Study.Pain practice : the official journal of World Institute of Pain · 2026Observational
- Percutaneous denervation for the treatment of knee pain.Skeletal radiology · 2026Review
- Genicular nerve radiofrequency ablation practice patterns: A survey study of the International Pain and Spine Interventional Society.Interventional pain medicine · 2024Article
- Is conventional radiofrequency ablation of the superolateral branch, one of the three genicular nerves targeted as standard, necessary or not? A non-inferiority randomized controlled trial.The Korean journal of pain · 2024Article
- Ultrasound-guided monopolar versus bipolar radiofrequency ablation for genicular nerves in chronic knee osteoarthritis pain: A randomized controlled study.Annals of medicine and surgery (2012) · 2022Article
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Abstract
BACKGROUND AND
aimsMonopolar radiofrequency ablation (MRFA) of the genicular nerve is effective in managing chronic knee pain from osteoarthritis (OA); however, the procedure itself is associated with significant pain due to manipulation of electrode to localise tiny genicular nerves. We hypothesised that inserting two electrodes to target the genicular nerves [bipolar radiofrequency ablation (BRFA)] without sensory localisation can decrease the procedural pain with equal analgesic efficacy in treating knee pain.
methodsThirty patients with chronic knee pain due to OA were randomised to receive either MRFA (
resultsPatients in both groups had good pain relief, and no difference in pain relief and the duration of pain relief was seen between the two groups. The median (range) NRS for procedural pain was significantly lower in the bipolar group [3 (3-5)] than in the monopolar group [5 (3-7),
conclusionBRFA is an effective alternative for ablation of genicular nerves in patients with knee pain due to OA. It causes less procedural pain compared with MRFA.
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