Study Cohort (N) M:F Age (Mean) Cohort of Interest Nerve Target Treatment Parameters Cryoneurolysis Method
[c@383720] 100 30:70 66.4 (9.4) TKA AFCN, IPBSN Cryoneurolysis plus multimodal pain management was performed 5 days before surgery Iovera
[c@383718] 114 57:57 68.5 (8.2) Patients ages 22-79 who underwent primary unilateral TKA due to osteoarthritis and had an anticipated discharge to home following the procedure AFCN, IPBSN Cryoneurolysis 3-7 days before TKA Iovera
[c@383713] 96 45:51 66.1 (7.7) Patients ages 22-79 who were scheduled to undergo primary unilateral TKA as a result of osteoarthritis with anticipated discharge to home AFCN, IPBSN Cryoneurolysis 3-7 days before TKA Iovera
[c@383716] 57 20:37 68 ± 7 Patients who underwent TKA by a fellowship-trained orthopaedic surgeon AFCN, IPBSN Cryoneurolysis 1 week before TKA Iovera
[c@383724] 16 6:10 68 (64–72) Patients ages 18 years or older presenting for unilateral primary total knee arthroplasty with a planned single-injection or continuous adductor canal block IPBSN Single-injection adductor canal nerve block was performed before randomization to the cryoneurolysis group. The patient then immediately underwent TKA following cryoneurolysis A 14-gauge cryoneurolysis probe connected to a console-based cryoneurolysis machine (PainBlocker, Epimed International, Farmers Branch, TX)
[c@383714] 267 102:165 66 (9) Optimized preoperative cryoneurolysis to all patients undergoing TKA as part of its standard multimodal perioperative pain protocol AFCN, IPBSN Administered to conscious patients after local anesthesia 8-11 days before TKA Iovera
Deventer et al. (2023) 144 44:100 Consecutive patients who underwent primary unilateral TKA by a single fellowship-trained orthopedic surgeon between January 2019 and August 2021 using an enhanced recovery TKA protocol. All patients underwent cryoneurolysis AFCN, IPBSN Cryoneurolysis 5 days before TKA Iovera