Neuromas and Persistent Postoperative Pain Following Total Knee Arthroplasty
One-fourth of TKA patients have persistent knee pain not associated with joint or implant-related factors, yet only around 5% are definitively diagnosed with a neuroma, suggesting potential underdiagnosis. The high risk of nerve injury during standard TKA incisions should warrant a high index of suspicion for neuromas in patients with refractory persistent knee pain.
Authors
- Ala Elhelali (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3459-6215)
- A. Lee Dellon (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0007-9509-0473)
- Visakha Suresh (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0950-2272)
- Sami H. TUFFAHA (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2921-0928)
- Vishal Hegde (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6665-0442)
- Rachana Suresh (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7415-4393)
- Anirudh Buddhiraju
Institutions
- Johns Hopkins University (US)
- Johns Hopkins Medicine (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Annals of Plastic Surgery
- Published
- 2025-06-27
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1097/sap.0000000000004426
- Primary Topic
- Total Knee Arthroplasty Outcomes
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00