Indications of the Neurotomy of Genicular Nerves by Radiofrequency for the Treatment of Knee Osteoarthritis: A Literature Review

Abstract Osteoarthritis (OA) is one of the most frequent and incapacitating pathologies today, especially of the knee. Among the possible approaches for knee OA, the neurotomy of the genicular nerves by radiofrequency (RF) has been gaining prominence. However, as this is a relatively new procedure,...

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Main Authors: Diego Ariel de Lima, Marcelo Carvalho Krause Gonçalves, Souterland Thiago Correia e Sá Grando, Thiago Luiz de Lima Cintra, Dilamar Moreira Pinto, Romeu Krause Gonçalves
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Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Ortopedia e Traumatologia
Series:Revista Brasileira de Ortopedia
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0102-36162019000300233&lng=en&tlng=en