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Date Published: 19/08/2024
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.51298/vmj.v541i2.10809
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Vol. 541 No. 2 (2024)
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Nguyễn , M. T., Đỗ , H. H., Trịnh, T. T., & Lê , V. T. (2024). CLINICAL CASE REPORT OF GENICULAR NERVE RADIOFREQUENCY ABLATION FOR MANAGEMENT OF PAINFUL TOTAL KNEE REPLACEMENT AND RESEARCH IN LITERATURE. Vietnam Medical Journal, 541(2). https://doi.org/10.51298/vmj.v541i2.10809

CLINICAL CASE REPORT OF GENICULAR NERVE RADIOFREQUENCY ABLATION FOR MANAGEMENT OF PAINFUL TOTAL KNEE REPLACEMENT AND RESEARCH IN LITERATURE

Minh Tuấn Nguyễn , Huy Hoàng Đỗ , Tú Tâm Trịnh, Văn Thạch Lê

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Abstract

Chronic pain after knee arthroplasty is a common disease. However, pain from metallosis is a rare complication of knee replacement. Surgery to remove and replace the prosthesis components is the most effective treatment for metallosis.  We present a patient with chronic pain of the knee after total knee arthroplasty due to metallosis complication. We used genicular nerve radiofrequency ablation (RFA) for the patient, with a significant pain reduction immediately after the procedure and after 3 months of follow-up. We also reviewed the literature on this rare complication after knee replacement as well as the application of genicular nerve RFA technique to treat chronic pain after knee arthroplasty.

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knee arthroplasty, chronic pain, metallosis, genicular nerve RFA

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