Efficacy of pulsed radiofrequency treatment on the saphenous nerve in patients with chronic knee pain

Journal of Back and Musculoskeletal Rehabilitation

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 77-82

  Akbas, Mert ^a   Luleci, Nurettin ^b   Dere, Kamer ^a   Luleci, Emel ^c   Ozdemir, Ugur ^d   Toman, Huseyin ^d  

^a GATA HAYDARPASA TRAINING HOSPITAL   (Turkey)

^b MALTEPE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^c MARMARA UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^d Kartal Kosuyolu Training and Research Hospital   (Turkey)

Author keywords

knee pain; osteoarthritis; pain relief; peripheral nerve; Pulsed radiofrequency; saphenous nerve

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; KNEE OSTEOARTHRITIS; LONG TERM CARE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULSED RADIOFREQUENCY; RADIOFREQUENCY; REST; SAPHENOUS NERVE; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

AGED; ARTHRALGIA; CATHETER ABLATION; CHRONIC DISEASE; FEMALE; HUMANS; KNEE JOINT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OSTEOARTHRITIS, KNEE; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PATIENT SATISFACTION; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 79959271932     PISSN: 10538127     EISSN: 18786324     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3233/BMR-2011-0277     Document Type: Article

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