ReviewCurrent pain and headache reports2024
Infrapatellar Branch of the Saphenous Nerve: Therapeutic Approaches to Chronic Knee Pain.
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7 citing papers in PubMed.
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- Unveiling sex- and side-specific variations in genicular nerve targeting: implications for precision in nerve ablation therapy.Surgical and radiologic anatomy : SRA · 2026Article
- Interventional Pain Procedures: A Narrative Review Focusing on Safety and Complications. Part 4 - Peripheral Nerve, Joint, Musculoskeletal, and Regenerative Interventions.Journal of pain research · 2026Review
- Repeat Genicular Nerve Cooled Radiofrequency Ablation: Retained Efficacy or Diminishing Returns?Journal of clinical medicine · 2025Article
- Surgical management of peripheral nerve symptoms following knee arthroplasty.Arthroplasty (London, England) · 2025Article
- The effect of preoperative ultrasound localization on the incidence of infrapatellar branch of the saphenous nerve injury after hamstring tendon harvesting.Journal of orthopaedic surgery and research · 2025Article
- Innovative "Three-in-One" Method for Intervention of Lower Limb Neuropathic Pain: Retrospective Case Series Study.Local and regional anesthesia · 2025Article
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Abstract
purpose of reviewThe infrapatellar branch of the saphenous nerve (IPS) is an under-investigated nerve that can be a source of chronic knee pain. This literature review aims to deliver an up-to-date review of chronic pain transmitted via the IPS along with therapeutic approaches available for pain refractory to conservative measures. RECENT
findingsKnee pain transmitted via the IPS can arise from several etiologies. Damage to the IPS is often iatrogenic and develops following total knee arthroplasty, anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction, and other knee surgical procedures. Other causes of IPS-derived pain include entrapment of the nerve, neuromas, Schwannomas, and pain from knee osteoarthritis transmitted through the IPS.This article investigated therapeutic approaches to pain derived from the IPS. Common approaches included radiofrequency ablation, neuroma excisions, Schwannoma excision, nerve blocks, surgical exploration, surgical release of an entrapped nerve, cryoablation, and peripheral nerve stimulation. Pain scores, duration of pain relief, adverse events, and secondary outcomes were all included in this review. A subset of the patient population experiences chronic pain deriving from the IPS that is refractory to conservative treatment measures. This review aims to evaluate the etiologies and therapeutic approaches for chronic pain arising from the IPS refractory to conservative treatments.
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