Transcatheter Arterial Micro-Embolization (TAME) Using Nexsphere-F in Patients With Knee Degenerative Osteoarthritis

This clinical trial is a single arm, single center, open label, and pilot clinical trial to prove the performance and safety of Nexsphere-F in patients over the age of 50 who need additional treatment because pain is not controlled even after conventional treatments are taken.

Since consent cannot be obtained during surgery from a subject who meets the inclusion and exclusion criteria, a written consent is obtained in advance between four weeks before the procedure and the day. As one of the usual orthopedic evaluations, baseline MRI will be performed and WORMS will be evaluated. In addition, the WOMAC score and the VAS score will be measured before the procedure and used as a baseline for evaluation variables. Since it is a pilot study to evaluate the validity, all subjects will undergo a Transcatheter Arterial Micro-Embolization (TAME).

Inclusion criteria

• Those who fall under Kellgren-Lawrence grade 2 to 3 according to the criteria in accordance with ACR guidelines and X-ray findings used within 12 months
• VAS score exceeding 50mm
• An adult male and female over 50 years of age
• Preservative therapy Glucosamine chondroitin sulfate/physiological therapy and rehabilitation exercises, and joint injections of hyaluronic acid for more than 12 weeks
• A person who agrees to maintain existing medication treatments during the clinical trial period but does not receive additional medication or new conservative treatments for knee osteoarthritis pain management.

Exclusion criteria

• A locally infected patient
• A person whose life expectancy is less than six months
• A person with symptoms of lower extremities that are considered secondary to atherosclerosis or arterial vascular disease (ex: claudication ischemic rest pain)
• A person diagnosed with rheumatism or infectious arthritis
• A person who has undergone knee arthroplasty
• A person who has not had knee microfracture surgery for more than 10 years
• INR 2.5 or less than 30,000 platelets
• Anaphylaxis-causing iodine allergy
• Patients with renal dysfunction or impaired renal function who have been diagnosed with less than 45 GFR (eGFR) within the last 60 days
• Those who have a taboo on MR videos
• Pregnant women
• Other cases where it is deemed inappropriate to participate in this clinical trial at the discretion of the researcher