Neuropathic pain post Total Knee replacement

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Very interesting Study on Nerve pain following Total Knee replacement.  I have seen a few of these patients over the years and this study reveals that out of 54 patients who had a TKR, 9 reported neuropathic pain, and after 12 months they reported more pain, stiffness and difficulty moving more than the other patients in the study.  After 4 years these patients still had symptoms and reported more depressions and less satisfaction with their TKR.

Not all knee pain post op is Inflammatory- make sure you look for neurogenic signs of pain, to target the pain you are treating correctly.

http://www.utpjournals.press/doi/abs/10.3138/ptc.2014-46