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- Zachary L McCormick, Jaymin Patel, Aaron Conger, Clark C Smith, and Spine Intervention Society’s Patient Safety Committee.
- Department of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, University of Utah School of Medicine, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA.
- Pain Med. 2021 Feb 23; 22 (2): 518-519.
MythGenicular nerve radiofrequency ablation (RFA) is not associated with known clinically significant complications.FactAlthough genicular nerve RFA is generally considered a safe procedure, cases of septic arthritis, pes anserine tendon injury, third-degree skin burn, and clinically significant hematoma and/or hemarthrosis have been reported. As with any emerging procedure, other yet-to-be-reported complications are possible.© The Author(s) 2020. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of the American Academy of Pain Medicine. All rights reserved. For permissions, please e-mail: journals.permissions@oup.com.
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