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International Surgery and Ortho Conference
October 25-26, 2017 | Toronto, Canada
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hronic knee osteoarthritis (KOA) is a prevalent disease
among the elderly. KOA does not only lead to pain but also it
can cause limitation of movement, reduced physical activity and
psychological disability. Common treatments used include non-
steroidal anti-inflammatory medications which have limited
efficacy, but several side effects. Commonly used procedures
include intra-articular steroid injection and hyaluronic acid
injection, which may fail to improve pain, may relief pain for
short duration of time. In addition, steroids have several side
effects especially, if patient receive steroids on regular basis.
Surgery is an option and can be successful, but patients, who
are not illegible for surgery, do not prefer to go through surgery
or who already had joint replacement, will need a modality
that will provide long term pain relief. Articular branches to
the knee joint are called genicular nerves. Genicular nerves
radiofrequency ablation is a procedure with growing interest
due to its efficacy, safety and feasible technical performance by
ultrasound or fluoroscopy guidance.
Speaker Biography
Alaa Abd-Elsayed has graduated from Medical School in 2000 and was hired as a
Member of the faculty at the Public Health Department, where he has finished his
Master’s degree. He moved to the US in 2008 and worked at the Clevel and Clinic as a
Research Fellow in the Department of Anesthesiology. Between 2009 and 2013, he has
performed his Anesthesiology Residency at the University of Cincinnati. Later, he joined
Cincinnati’s program for pain fellowship and finally the UW School of Medicine and
Public Health. He is an Assistant Professor in the UW Department of Anesthesiology.
He also serves as Medical Director of the UW Pain Clinic and Pain Services Department.
He has published more than 100 presentations, 80 peer-reviewed articles, 10 book
chapters and several editorials. He is a Member of the Editorial Board for several
medical journals and regularly reviews content related to pain management.
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alaaawny@hotmail.comAlaa Abd-Elsayed
University of Wisconsin, USA
Radiofrequency ablation for treating chronic knee pain