Ultrasound-Guided Percutaneous Cryoneurolysis to Treat Chronic Post-Amputation Phantom Limb Pain: A Multicenter, Randomized, Controlled Trial.

Brian M IlfeldCameron R SmithAlparslan TuranEdward R MarianoMatthew E MillerRick L FisherAndrea M TrescotSteven P CohenJames C EisenachDaniel I SesslerJ David PrologoEdward J MaschaLiu LiuRodney A Gabrielnull null

Published in: Anesthesiology (2022)

Percutaneous cryoneurolysis did not decrease chronic lower extremity phantom limb pain 4 months following treatment. However, these results were based upon our specific study protocol; and since the optimal cryoneurolysis treatment parameters such as freeze duration and anatomic treatment location remain unknown, further research is warranted.

Keyphrases

randomized controlled trial
study protocol
ultrasound guided
chronic pain
clinical trial
minimally invasive
neuropathic pain
pain management
spinal cord injury
computed tomography
radiofrequency ablation
image quality
fine needle aspiration