Pain after major elective orthopedic surgery of the lower limb and type of anesthesia: does it matter?

Background and objectives: Total knee arthroplasty and total hip arthroplasty are associated with chronic pain development. Of the studies focusing on perioperative factors for chronic pain, few have focused on the differences that might arise from the anesthesia type performed during surgery. Metho...

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Main Authors: Diogo Luís Pereira, Hugo Lourenço Meleiro, Inês Araújo Correia, Sara Fonseca
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2016-11-01
Series:Brazilian Journal of Anesthesiology
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0104001416000208