Video: Nerve pain after knee replacement and how to manage it

Neuropathic pain, or nerve pain, results from a disorder in the nervous system, specifically the peripheral or central somatosensory portion. Knee replacement surgery is a common treatment for knee osteoarthritis (OA), with one of the main motives for the surgery being nerve pain reduction associated with the condition.[3]

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