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We compared the PRF of SN within and outside the AC for their quality and duration of pain relief in knee osteoarthritis of the medial compartment (KOA-MC).<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Material and Methods:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      We conducted a randomized prospective study in 60 patients with anteromedial knee pain because of KOA-MC. Patients in group A received PRF-SN, and those in group B received PRF-AC. The primary objectives were comparison of pain by Visual Analog Scale (VAS) scores and changes in quality of daily living by Western Ontario and McMaster Universities Osteoarthritis Index (WOMAC) and OXFORD knee scores. The secondary objectives were comparison of analgesic requirements using Medicine Quantification Scale (MQS) scores and block-related complications. Intra-group comparison was performed by analysis of variance. Inter-group normally distributed data were assessed by Student\u2019s t-test, non-normally distributed and ordinal data were assessed by Mann\u2013Whitney U-test, and categorical data were assessed by Chi-square test. A\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">P<\/jats:italic>\n                      value of &lt;0.05 was considered significant.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>VAS scores were significantly lower in Gr-B at 12 weeks. The WOMAC scores and OXFORD scores at 4, 8, 12, and 24 weeks were significantly lower in Gr-B compared to Gr-A.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>The PRF-AC provides better pain relief and functional outcome than PRF-SN; however, duration of pain relief was not significantly different.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.4103\/joacp.joacp_70_22","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2023,5,11]],"date-time":"2023-05-11T22:00:47Z","timestamp":1683842447000},"page":"22-28","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1097\/lww.0000000000001000","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":1,"title":["Comparative evaluation of functional outcome and pain relief after pulsed radiofrequency of the saphenous nerve within and distal to the adductor canal in medial compartment knee osteoarthritis: A randomized double-blind trial"],"prefix":"10.4103","volume":"40","author":[{"given":"Ashok","family":"Jadon","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Anaesthesia and Pain Relief Service, Tata Motors Hospital, Telco Colony, Jamshedpur, Jharkhand, India"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Prashant K.","family":"Shahi","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Anaesthesia and Pain Relief Service, Tata Motors Hospital, Telco Colony, Jamshedpur, Jharkhand, India"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Swastika","family":"Chakraborty","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Anaesthesia and Pain Relief Service, Tata Motors Hospital, Telco Colony, Jamshedpur, Jharkhand, India"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Neelam","family":"Sinha","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Anaesthesia and Pain Relief Service, Tata Motors Hospital, Telco Colony, Jamshedpur, Jharkhand, India"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Apoorva","family":"Bakshi","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Anaesthesia and Pain Relief Service, Tata Motors Hospital, Telco Colony, Jamshedpur, Jharkhand, India"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Surabhi","family":"Srivastawa","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Anaesthesia and Pain Relief Service, Tata Motors Hospital, Telco Colony, Jamshedpur, Jharkhand, India"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"276","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2022,10,4]]},"reference":[{"key":"R1-20240828","first-page":"7","article-title":"Osteoarthrosis of the knee. 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