Comparison of the Efficacy of Ultrasound-Guided Phenol Block and Corticosteroid-Local Anesthetic Block Applied to the Genicular Nerve in Patients With Knee Osteoarthritis

E1-4066/2023

There are different neurolysis methods. Aim of this study is to compare two different methods, phenol block and corticosteroid local anesthetic block.

2024-01-24

2025-01-24

2025-06-24

Recruiting

88

Inclusion Criteria: * Patients with knee osteoarthritis must have pain at least 6 months * NRS score of knee pain equal or more than 5 * At least grade 3 in Kellgren-Lawrence grading scale * Non responsive to life style change, weight control, exercises program, medical treatment and the other conservative treatments (physical therapy, intraarticular injections) * Decreasing at NRS score more than %50 after diagnostic block * Those who accept the consent form Exclusion Criteria: * Patients who have acute knee injury * Surgery history in knee * Connective tissue disease that affect knee * Sciatica * Injection story in last 3 months * Psychiatric or neurologic diseases that affect study * Septic arthritis, active local or systemic infection * Coagulopathy * Pregnancy * Allergic reaction

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2024-02-20