Efficacy of pulsed radiofrequency treatment on the saphenous nerve in patients with chronic knee pain.
Efficacy of pulsed radiofrequency treatment on the saphenous nerve in patients with chronic knee pain.
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脉冲射频治疗慢性膝关节疼痛患者隐神经的疗效。
DOI：
10.3233/bmr20110277
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发表时间：
2011
影响因子：
1.6
通讯作者：
H. Toman
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作者：
M. Akbas;N. Luleci;K. Dere;Emel Luleci;U. Ozdemir;H. Toman
背景和目标
对115例慢性膝关节疼痛患者进行了隐神经脉冲射频治疗(PRF)的远期疗效观察。
材料和方法
对115例慢性膝关节疼痛患者进行了22~个月的回顾性调查。所有患者均对隐神经进行了射频治疗。平均年龄59岁(51~67岁)。分别于术后第10天、第3天、第6~6个月采用视觉模拟评分(VAS)和WOMAC评分评定静息疼痛、运动疼痛、屈曲疼痛。
结果
所有患者在10天、3个月和6个月后的视觉模拟评分和WOMAC评分均有改善(p=0.001)。没有副作用的报道。
结论
PRF在隐神经上应用8分钟，患者满意度显著。如果在6个月后有一定的效果，可以推荐第二次使用PRF。但我们的患者在6个月后都不需要再次应用PRF。
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE
We studied the long-term efficacy of pulsed radiofrequency treatment (PRF) on the saphenous nerve in 115 patients with chronic knee pain.
MATERIALS AND METHODS
115 patients with chronic knee pain were investigated in a period of 22~months retrospectively. All patients had pulsed radiofrequency to the saphenous nerve. The mean age was 59 (range, 51-67). All patients were accessed with the visual analog scale (VAS) and WOMAC score pain at rest, pain on movement, and pain in flexion at 10th day, 3rd and 6th~months post procedure.
RESULTS
All patients showed improvement in their VAS scores as well as in their WOMAC scores after ten day, three month, and 6 months (p=0.001). No side effects were reported.
CONCLUSION
PRF application to the saphenous nerve for eight minutes showed remarkable amount of patient satisfaction. Application of PRF for the second time could be recommended if it shows some benefit after the sixth month. But none of our patients needed a second application of PRF after six months period.