Intra-articular corticosteroid injection and genicular nerve block under ultrasound guidance in pain control of knee osteoarthritis

Abstract Background Chronic knee osteoarthritis (OA) is a frequent disease among the elderly. Intra-articular corticosteroid injection (IACSI) was commonly adopted to alleviate knee OA-related pains. Recently, Genicular nerve block (GNB) has emerged as a new alternative technique. The current study...

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Main Authors: Abdel Rahman Ragab, Sherif Hegab, Rehab Elnemr, Amr Abdel-Kerim
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2021-08-01
Series:The Egyptian Journal of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s43055-021-00577-z