Cryoneurolysis prior to TKA may reduce opioid prescriptions, improve function

NEWPORT BEACH, Calif. — Cryoneurolysis prior to total knee arthroplasty may improve function and reduce the number of opioids prescribed and used, according to a presenter at the Interdisciplinary Conference on Orthopedic Value-Based Care.
In his presentation, Vinod Dasa, MD, noted that a retrospective chart review that he and his colleagues performed showed that patients who received cryoneurolysis prior to TKA for treatment of knee osteoarthritis had no differences in terms of KOOS and Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System compared with patients who did not receive

NEWPORT BEACH, Calif. — Cryoneurolysis prior to total knee arthroplasty may improve function and reduce the number of opioids prescribed and used, according to a presenter at the Interdisciplinary Conference on Orthopedic Value-Based Care.
In his presentation, Vinod Dasa, MD, noted that a retrospective chart review that he and his colleagues performed showed that patients who received cryoneurolysis prior to TKA for treatment of knee osteoarthritis had no differences in terms of KOOS and Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System compared with patients who did not receive