Continuous Infiltration of Local Anaesthetic following Total Knee Arthroplasty

Purpose. To determine whether continuous infiltration of local anaesthetic can reduce the pain score and morphine use over 48 hours after total knee arthroplasty (TKA). Methods. 11 men and 43 women aged 50 to 82 years who underwent unilateral TKA for osteoarthritis were recruited. They were randomis...

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Main Authors: Johnny CA Ong, Chin Pak Lin, Stephanie MC Fook-Chong, Andrew Tang, Yang Kuang Ying, Tay Boon Keng
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2010-08-01
Series:Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1177/230949901001800214