Geniculate artery embolization (GAE) is a minimally invasive procedure to reduce chronic knee pain from arthritis. A doctor uses a tiny tube inserted through the groin, threads it to the blood vessels around the knee using x-ray guidance. Tiny beads are injected into the arteries supplying the arteries to knee, responsible for inflammation. This reduces inflammation and pain without major surgery.

Who it’s for:

• People with long-term knee pain from osteoarthritis who haven’t had enough relief from medicines, injections, physical therapy, or other non-surgical treatments
• Patients who want to avoid or delay knee replacement surgery
• Those with recurrent knee pain caused by persistent bleeding into the joint.