Arthroscopic management of unexplained pain following total knee arthroplasty.

Michaël ButnaruAntoine SeniorisGeert PagenstertJacobus Hendrik Müller Mo SaffariniFranck DujardinOlivier Courage

Published in: Archives of orthopaedic and trauma surgery (2021)

Arthroscopic exploration revealed that all 11 knees with unexplained pain had fibrotic tissues, the removal of which alleviated pain in only 67%, while moderate to severe pain persisted in 33% which merits further scrutiny.

Keyphrases

chronic pain
pain management
neuropathic pain
total knee arthroplasty
gene expression
systemic sclerosis
single cell
early onset
rotator cuff
postoperative pain
anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction