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

Journal of the Chinese Medical Association

Volumn 74, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 336-340

  Karaman, Haktan ^a   Tüfek, Adnan ^a   Kavak, Gönül Ölmez ^a   Yildirim, Zeynep Baysal ^a   Uysal, Ersin ^a   Çelik, Feyzi ^a   Kaya, Sedat ^b  

^a DICLE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b Diyarbakir Education and Research Hospital ^*  (Turkey)

Author keywords

Knee; Osteoarthritis; Pain; Pulsed radiofrequency; Radiofrequency

Indexed keywords

NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; OPIATE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INFECTION; KNEE PAIN; MALE; OSTEOARTHRITIS; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PULSED RADIOFREQUENCY; RADIOFREQUENCY; THERMAL INJURY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

ADULT; AGED; CATHETER ABLATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INJECTIONS, INTRA-ARTICULAR; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OSTEOARTHRITIS, KNEE; PAIN MEASUREMENT; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 80052081459     PISSN: 17264901     EISSN: 17287731     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcma.2011.06.004     Document Type: Article

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