Priority 12 from the Revision Knee Replacement PSP

UNCERTAINTY: What are the best treatments for pain in replacement knees, particularly if revision knee surgery is not recommended? (JLA PSP Priority 12)
Overall ranking	12
JLA question ID	0093/12
Explanatory note	For those in whom persistent pain following knee replacement manifests, what treatments are best. This uncertainty also included submissions where context of interest was pain relief when surgery has not been deemed appropriate.
Evidence	None identified
Health Research Classification System category	Musculoskeletal

Extra information provided by this PSP
Original uncertainty examples	How can my pain be more effectively managed following knee replacement? ~ What are the best strategies available for managing / treating chronic painful knee arthroplasties where there appears to be no clear cut indication of bone / implant failure and therefore no reliable surgical treatment option? ~ what to do with the non-infected, technically sound but painful TKR? ~ what can be done for pain after knee replacement
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Extra information provided by this PSP

Original uncertainty examples

How can my pain be more effectively managed following knee replacement? ~ What are the best strategies available for managing / treating chronic painful knee arthroplasties where there appears to be no clear cut indication of bone / implant failure and therefore no reliable surgical treatment option? ~ what to do with the non-infected, technically sound but painful TKR? ~ what can be done for pain after knee replacement

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PSP information
PSP unique ID	0093
PSP name	Revision Knee Replacement
Total number of uncertainties identified by this PSP.	32 (To see a full list of all uncertainties identified, please see the detailed spreadsheet held on the JLA website)
Date of priority setting workshop	21 May 2019