Motor-Sparing Neural Ablation with Modified Techniques for Knee Pain: Case Series on Knee Osteoarthritis and Updated Review of the Underlying Anatomy and Available Techniques

<div>Nerve to vastus intermedius (NVI) denervation (either the medial or the lateral branches). (a) The transverse view shows the needle inserted in an in-plane approach to the midfemoral shaft. (b) The coronal view shows the Doppler signal that signifies superomedial or superolateral genicular artery at the junction of femoral shaft and femoral epicondyle. White arrow: needle; asterisk: the needle target. (c) A lateral view of fluoroscope of the knee with needle placement for NVI (either the medial or the lateral branches) denervation as shown at 1.</div>

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Figure 1: Motor-Sparing Neural Ablation with Modified Techniques for Knee Pain: Case Series on Knee Osteoarthritis and Updated Review of the Underlying Anatomy and Available Techniques 

Figure 1 | Motor-Sparing Neural Ablation with Modified Techniques for Knee Pain: Case Series on Knee Osteoarthritis and Updated Review of the Underlying Anatomy and Available Techniques 