PM & R : the journal of injury, function, and rehabilitation
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Nerve transfer surgery to restore upper extremity function in cervical spinal cord injury (SCI) is novel and may transform treatment. Determining candidacy even years post-SCI is ill defined and deserves investigation. ⋯ IV.
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Case Reports
Genicular Radiofrequency Ablation for the Treatment of Post-traumatic Knee Pain: A Case Presentation.
This is the first reported case presentation utilizing cooled genicular radiofrequency ablation (C-RFA) for the treatment of post-traumatic knee pain. The patient is a 29-year-old man who sustained open right femoral and tibial fractures following 2 motor vehicle collisions. He was deemed too young to undergo total knee arthroplasty by orthopedic surgery. ⋯ The procedure provided a >50% reduction in average pain with an increase in activity tolerance lasting 9 months. In this case, C-RFA of the genicular nerves was a safe, effective, and durable treatment modality for post-traumatic knee pain. LEVEL OF EVIDENCE: V.