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2022 Nov 19


Osteoarthritis Cartilage

Does gabapentin provide benefit for patients with knee OA? A benefit-harm and cost-effectiveness analysis.

Authors

Bensen GP, Rogers AC, Leifer VP, Edwards RR, Neogi T, Kostic AM, Paltiel DA, Collins JE, Hunter DJ, Katz JN, Losina E
Osteoarthritis Cartilage. 2022 Nov 19.
PMID: 36414225.

Abstract

Gabapentin can treat neuropathic pain syndromes and has increasingly been prescribed to treat nociplastic pain. Some patients with knee osteoarthritis (OA) suffer from both nociceptive and nociplastic pain. We examined the cost-effectiveness of adding gabapentin to knee OA care.