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Percutaneous Peripheral Nerve Stimulation Treatment Indicates Relief & Improved Function After TKA

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March 2025

Percutaneous Peripheral Nerve Stimulation Treatment Indicates Relief & Improved Function After TKA

Vol: 307| Issue: 3| Number:10| ISSN#: 2564-2537
Study Type:Therapy
OE Level Evidence:1
Journal Level of Evidence:1

Randomized Placebo-Controlled Trial of 60-Day Percutaneous Peripheral Nerve Stimulation Treatment Indicates Relief of Persistent Postoperative Pain, and Improved Function After Knee Replacement.

Neuromodulation . 2024 Jul;27(5):847-861.

Contributing Authors:
JH Goree SA Grant DM Dickerson BM Ilfeld Y Eshraghi S Vaid AK Valimahomed JR Shah GL Smith JJ Finneran NN Shah MN Guirguis MS Eckmann AB Antony BJ Ohlendorf M Gupta JE Gilbert A Wongsarnpigoon JW Boggs

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Synopsis

Fifty-two patients with persistent postoperative pain after total knee arthroplasty (TKA) were randomized to receive either percutaneous peripheral nerve stimulation (PNS) (n=28) or placebo (sham stimulation) (n=24). The primary outcome of interest was the proportion of subjects experiencing a ≥50% reduction in average pain intensity during weeks five to eight. Secondary outcomes included function...

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