For chronic knee pain, genicular artery embolization provides a new alternative

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Genicular artery embolization (GAE) is a minimally invasive procedure offering a new treatment for chronic knee pain, with patients like Cynthia Schraf-Fletcher reporting outcomes comparable to total knee replacement. The procedure shows promising results nearly a year after outpatient surgery.

The procedure was "remarkably" successful. That's how Cynthia Schraf-Fletcher, 74, describes her experience with genicular artery embolization (GAE), a minimally invasive procedure that treats chronic knee pain. Nearly a year after the outpatient surgery on her right knee, Schraf-Fletcher says the outcome is nearly identical to the total knee replacement she previously had on her left knee.