Arthroscopy : the journal of arthroscopic & related surgery : official publication of the Arthroscopy Association of North America and the International Arthroscopy Association
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Randomized Controlled Trial
Analgesic efficacy of perioperative celecoxib in ambulatory arthroscopic knee surgery: a double-blind, placebo-controlled study.
To examine whether celecoxib, administered perioperatively, reduces opioid consumption and opioid-related adverse effects, and provides effective analgesia, in patients undergoing ambulatory arthroscopic knee meniscectomy. ⋯ Level I, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, parallel-group study.
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Randomized Controlled Trial Comparative Study
A prospective randomized comparison of spinal versus local anesthesia with propofol infusion for knee arthroscopy.
Knee arthroscopy is the most common orthopaedic procedure performed in the United States, and there are few randomized studies comparing local anesthesia, in conjunction with propofol, with regional anesthesia for knee arthroscopy. The purpose of the study was to test the hypothesis that patients receiving local anesthesia combined with propofol infusion (LAP) will recover from anesthesia faster and experience less postoperative headache and back pain compared with spinal anesthesia (SA). ⋯ Level I.
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Randomized Controlled Trial
The accuracy of subacromial injections: a prospective randomized magnetic resonance imaging study.
To assess the accuracy of shoulder infiltrations in the subacromial bursa (SAB) by a posterior or an anteromedial approach. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and clinical outcome were used for evaluation. ⋯ Level II.
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Randomized Controlled Trial
A prospective randomized clinical study of mosaic osteochondral autologous transplantation versus microfracture for the treatment of osteochondral defects in the knee joint in young athletes.
The purpose of this study was to compare the outcomes of mosaic-type osteochondral autologous transplantation (OAT) and microfracture (MF) procedures for the treatment of the articular cartilage defects of the knee joint in young active athletes. ⋯ Level I, Therapeutic study, randomized controlled trial, significant difference (a).
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Randomized Controlled Trial Comparative Study
Analgesic effect of intra-articular tramadol compared with morphine after arthroscopic knee surgery.
The aim of the study was to compare the analgesic effect of 5 mg intra-articular (IA) morphine with 50 mg IA tramadol. ⋯ Level II, randomized controlled trial that shows no significant difference and lacks narrow confidence intervals.