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

<table class="table-group" id="tab1"><tr><td><table class="table"><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="2"><hr/></td></tr><tr class="thead"><td class="align_left">Thermal RF</td><td class="align_center">Chemical neurolysis</td></tr><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="2"><hr/></td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Significant liver/renal impairment<br/>Dysrhythmia with suboptimal control<br/>Advanced cardiac failure (NYHA class 3 or above)<br/>Allergy to alcohol<br/>Patient preference</td><td class="align_center">Presence of pacemaker, spinal cord stimulator, or intrathecal pump<br/>Advanced dementia<br/>Patient who desires a faster procedure or is intolerable to any lengthy procedure<br/>Unavailability of RF facility<br/>Patient preference</td></tr><tr class="table-tr"><td colspan="2"><hr class="tbody-hr"/></td></tr></table></td></tr><tr class="table-fn"><td><div>NYHA: New York Heart Association; RF: radiofrequency.<br/></div></td></tr></table>

<div>Criteria for choosing the denervation method.</div>

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Table 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 

Table 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 