Percutaneous Skeletal Fixation of Painful Subchondral Bone Marrow Edema of the Knee.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

To investigate the change in patient-reported pain after percutaneous skeletal fixation (PSF) and to determine the success rate of PSF in the prevention of additional intervention for the treatment of painful subchondral bone marrow edema (SBME) of the knee over a 2-year postoperative period.

Methods

This was a retrospective, single-surgeon analysis of patients undergoing PSF for painful, atraumatic SBME of the knee confirmed on preoperative magnetic resonance imaging with a minimum 2-year follow-up. Inclusion criteria were age >18 years, pain localized to the area of edema, failure of nonsurgical intervention (4 weeks of physical therapy and non-steroidal medication use), and absence of tricompartmental Kellgren-Lawrence grade 4 osteoarthritis. All patients underwen

SUBMITTER: DeBernardis D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7588638 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature