Successful Peripheral Nerve Stimulation Trial of Infrapatellar Saphenous Nerve for Post-surgical Knee Pain and Saphenous Neuralgia

Thursday, November 13, 2025

3:53 PM - 4:01 PM CT

Location: 301 - 302

Introduction: Saphenous neuralgia is an uncommon cause of lower extremity neuropathic pain often resulting from injury or entrapment of the infrapatellar branch of the saphenous nerve during ACL reconstruction, meniscus repairs, or total knee arthroplasty.^1,2Treatment options include physical therapy, pharmacotherapy, and nerve blocks but often provide only temporary relief.³ Recently, peripheral nerve stimulation (PNS) has emerged as a promising intervention for focal neuropathic pain syndromes, offering targeted, minimally invasive neuromodulation for patients with refractory symptoms.⁴

Presenting Author(s)

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Ahmed Khawer, D.O.

Resident Physician
Johns Hopkins University, United States

Co-Author(s)

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Ayah Syeed, MS-4

Medical Student
Ohio University, United States

Submitting Author(s)

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Ameer Qadri, MS-4

Medical Student
Midwestern University
Naperville, Illinois, United States

Co-Author(s)

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Eliot Sadik, MD

Resident Physician
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
baltimore, Maryland, United States

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Eric Muneio, D.O.

Attending Physician and Assistant Professor of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Johns Hopkins University, United States