title: Selective denervation of the knee: experience, case reports, and technical notes.
abstract: This article outlines the indications and technique of selective denervation for chronic knee pain secondary to neuromata from prior surgery or trauma and describes the results obtained in a series of patients who underwent selective denervation for neuromatous knee. Of the 13 patients in this series, 3 (23%) rated their outcome as excellent, 7 (54%) rated the outcome as good, and 3 (23%) rated the outcome as poor; no patient rated the outcome as worse. Several case reports are included to illustrate the procedure. This technique should be considered an option in select patients with neuromatous knee pain.
authors.affiliation: Division of Plastic Surgery, The Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA.
authors.forename: M Y
authors.initials: MY
authors.lastname: Nahabedian
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Mont
authors.forename: D S
authors.initials: DS
authors.lastname: Hungerford
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D019645:Arthroplasty, Replacement, Knee / Q000009:adverse effects; D003714:Denervation / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D007719:Knee Joint / Q000294:innervation* / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009407:Nerve Block / Q000379:methods; D009463:Neuroma / Q000150:complications; D010147:Pain Measurement; D010149:Postoperative Pain / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*