Intraarticular STP Radiofrequency for Painful Osteoarthritis in the Knee: A Retrospective Single Center Analysis

Figures & data

Table 1 VAS Values of Median, First and Third Quartiles for Different Observation Points

	Baseline	After Procedure	30d	90d	180d
First quartile (min)	7	2	2.91	3.62	5.75
Median	8	3	3.72	4.75	6.75
Third quartile (max)	9	5	5.42	6	7.51

Figure 1 Patient distribution based on the Lequesne Index of severity for osteoarthritis.

Figure 2 Box plot of median, first and third quartile of VAS values at different observation points.

Figure 3 Pain relief related to the various disabled classes obtained using Lequesne classification.

Figure 4 VAS values compared between patients treated under fluoroscopic guidance vs sonographic guidance.

Figure 5 Patients satisfaction recorded 180 days after procedure.