A minimally invasive procedure for chronic knee pain is helping some patients find significant relief without undergoing major surgery.
For Cynthia Schraf-Fletcher, 74, the results were "remarkably" successful.
Nearly a year after receiving genicular artery embolization (GAE) on her right knee, Schraf-Fletcher says the improvement is comparable to the total knee replacement she previously underwent on her left knee.
"I couldn't be more pleased," says Schraf-Fletcher, who had the procedure performed by Leigh Casadaban, MD, MS, assistant professor of radiology at the University of Colorado Anschutz School of Medicine.
Today, she says everyday activities such as gardening and riding a stationary bicycle are far more enjoyable because of the reduction in pain.
