Assessment of the difference in the needle tip positions while blocking the sensory nerve supplying the knee joint with the help of two different techniques
Not Applicable
- Conditions
- Health Condition 1: M179- Osteoarthritis of knee, unspecified
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- ot Yet Recruiting
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 0
Inclusion Criteria
Asa 1 ,2,3 Patients
Refractory Knee Osteoarthritis pain not alleviated with Analgesics and Physiotherapy
Kellgren and Lawrence Grade 3 and Grade 4 patients where surgery is contraindciated
Exclusion Criteria
Patients who had acute knee pain with signs of inflammatory arthritis
Known Psychiatric disorders , on any psychiatry medications
History of steroid injection therapy within the past 3 months
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Observational
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method To measure the distance between the needle tip positions during the ultrasound guided technique with the described fluroroscopic bony landmarks for genicular nerve blockTimepoint: Measuring needle tip distance only once during the study . <br/ ><br>(baseline )
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method To assess the pain scores using Numerical Rating scale <br/ ><br>To study the feasibility of new landmarks for fluoroscopy guided techniqueTimepoint: To assess the pain scores using Numerical Rating scale 1 hr , 6 hr, 24 hr and 1 month post procedure;To assess the pain scores using Numerical Rating scale <br/ ><br>To study the feasibility of new landmarks for fluoroscopy guided techniqueTimepoint: To assess the pain scores using Numerical Rating scale 1 hr , 6 hr, 24 hr and 1 month post procedure;To assess the pain scores using Numerical Rating scale <br/ ><br>To study the feasibility of new landmarks for fluoroscopy guided techniqueTimepoint: To assess the pain scores using Numerical Rating scale 1 hr , 6 hr, 24 hr and 1 month post procedure