Local infiltration analgesia in knee arthroplasty

Local infiltration analgesia (LIA) is a new technique for postoperative pain management following knee arthroplasty. LIA involves a long-acting local anesthetic (ropivacaine), a non-steroid anti-inflammatory drug (ketorolac) and epinephrine infiltrated into the knee joint during surgery and injected...

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Main Author: Essving, Per
Format: Doctoral Thesis
Language:English
Published: Örebro universitet, Institutionen för hälsovetenskap och medicin 2012
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Online Access:http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:oru:diva-21412
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