The Journal of bone and joint surgery. American volume
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J Bone Joint Surg Am · May 2006
Randomized Controlled TrialEfficacy of periarticular multimodal drug injection in total knee arthroplasty. A randomized trial.
Postoperative analgesia with the use of parenteral opioids or epidural analgesia can be associated with troublesome side effects. Good perioperative analgesia facilitates rehabilitation, improves patient satisfaction, and may reduce the hospital stay. We investigated the analgesic effect of locally injected drugs around a total knee prosthesis. ⋯ Intraoperative periarticular injection with multimodal drugs can significantly reduce the requirements for patient-controlled analgesia and improve patient satisfaction, with no apparent risks, following total knee arthroplasty.