Our results & the evidence

Real experience. Real science.

We believe patients deserve honesty about what a treatment can and can't do. Here's our own experience alongside the growing body of published research behind joint embolization.

The results speak for themselves

Our procedure volume, and the outcomes reported in published genicular embolization studies.

1,000s

Joint embolization procedures performed every year

~70%

of patients report more than 50% pain reduction in the months after treatment

66 → 32

Average knee pain score (VAS) cut roughly in half by 12 months

major complications reported in the studies

Outcome figures reflect published GAE clinical studies (a prospective study of 95 knees and a systematic review of 186 knees, Kellgren-Lawrence grade 1–3). Individual results vary and no outcome is guaranteed.

What the published science shows

Joint embolization is not experimental — it's supported by a growing evidence base and specialty guidance.

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Knee (GAE)

Across a prospective study (95 knees) and a systematic review (186 knees), about 70% of patients achieved more than 50% pain reduction, with no major complications. Relief typically begins within the first weeks to months. How long that benefit lasts is still being studied — sham-controlled trials have not consistently shown a difference from placebo at the one-year mark, and research continues into which patients and which techniques produce the most durable results. The 2026 SIR position statement supports GAE, and the pivotal MOTION trial is underway.

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Hip (GTPS)

Clinical cohorts and registries (2022–2026) report clinical success in roughly 63–73% of patients with stubborn lateral hip pain at one to two years of follow-up. Research is ongoing.

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After knee replacement

For persistent post-replacement pain driven by inflammation, embolization is an emerging option studied as an alternative to another surgery — and coverage is expanding.

Building the evidence — together

As one of the highest-volume joint-embolization networks in the world, we're in a unique position to advance the science. We're compiling our outcomes into a structured registry so that our results are transparent, published, and able to help move the whole field — and coverage — forward.

Coming: published outcomes, peer-reviewed studies, and conference presentations from the Embolix network — added here as they're released.

Individual results vary and no outcome is guaranteed. The information here summarizes published research and our experience for education; it is not a promise of results. Your physician will discuss what's realistic for your situation.

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