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CRFA Effective in Reducing Knee OA Pain 12 Months Post-Treatment & For Rescue After IAS

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January 2021

CRFA Effective in Reducing Knee OA Pain 12 Months Post-Treatment & For Rescue After IAS

Vol: 10| Issue: 1| Number:12| ISSN#: 2564-2537
Study Type:Randomized Trial
OE Level Evidence:2
Journal Level of Evidence:N/A

Twelve-month analgesia and rescue, by cooled radiofrequency ablation treatment of osteoarthritic knee pain: results from a prospective, multicenter, randomized, cross-over trial

Reg Anesth Pain Med. 2019 Feb 16;rapm-2018-100051

Contributing Authors:
T Davis E Loudermilk M DePalma DA Lindley P Nileshkumar D Choi M Soloman A Gupta M Desai E Cook L Kapural

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One hundred and fifty-one patients with knee osteoarthritis (OA) who received either cooled radiofrequency ablation (CRFA; n=76) therapy or intra-articular corticosteroid (IAS; n=4/75) injections were included in this 12 month follow-up study. After 6 months, patients in the IAS group were offered the opportunity to cross over to CRFA therapy (n=58/75). The primary outcomes of interest included th...

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