Early-onset severe neuromatous pain of the infrapatellar branch of the saphen…

While performing total knee arthroplasty (TKA) using a standard midline skin incision, the transection of the infrapatellar branch of the saphenous nerve (ISN) or its terminal branches is relatively common. This usually causes an area of numbness in the distribution of the ISN, but rarely results in painful neuroma. Usually, the progress of neuromatous pain is relatively slow and the degree of …