Journal of the Chinese Medical Association
Volume 74, Issue 8 , Pages 336-340 , August 2011

Intra-articularly applied pulsed radiofrequency can reduce chronic knee pain in patients with osteoarthritis

  • Haktan Karaman

      Affiliations

    • Department of Anesthesiology, Pain Management Center, Dicle University, Diyarbakir, Turkey
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Dr. Haktan Karaman, Department of Anesthesiology, Pain Management Center, Dicle University, Diyarbakir 21280, Turkey.
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  • Adnan Tüfek

      Affiliations

    • Department of Anesthesiology, Dicle University, Diyarbakir, Turkey
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  • Gönül Ölmez Kavak

      Affiliations

    • Department of Anesthesiology, Dicle University, Diyarbakir, Turkey
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  • Zeynep Baysal Yildirim

      Affiliations

    • Department of Anesthesiology, Dicle University, Diyarbakir, Turkey
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  • Ersin Uysal

      Affiliations

    • Diyarbakir Vocational Higher School, Department of Technique, Dicle University, Diyarbakir, Turkey
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  • Feyzi Çelik

      Affiliations

    • Department of Anesthesiology, Dicle University, Diyarbakir, Turkey
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  • Sedat Kaya

      Affiliations

    • Department of Anesthesiology, Diyarbakir Education and Research Hospital, Diyarbakir, Turkey

Received 4 October 2010 ,Accepted 19 February 2011.

  • Image Result

    Agraphic showing the change in time in VAS scores. ∗∗∗p < 0.0001, statistically significant difference when comparing the baseline scores. CI = confidence interval; VAS = Visual Analog Scale.

    Agraphic showing the change in time in VAS scores. ∗∗∗p < 0.0001, statistically significant difference when comparing the baseline scores. CI = confidence interval; VAS = Visual Analog Scale.

PII: S1726-4901(11)00168-7

doi: 10.1016/j.jcma.2011.06.004

Journal of the Chinese Medical Association
Volume 74, Issue 8 , Pages 336-340 , August 2011

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