Data presented at the 2023 annual meeting of the Society for Interventional Radiology, in Phoenix, indicate age is the most significant factor in predicting the outcome of genicular nerve radiofrequency ablation (RFA) for osteoarthritic knee pain.
“After RFA treatment, all 36 study participants experienced a reduction in pain scores. The greatest decrease in pain was noted for patients 50 and older compared to younger participants,” co-author John B. Smirniotopoulos, MD, an assistant