Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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4094369 | Seminars in Arthroplasty | 2008 | 5 Pages |
Abstract
Pain management following total joint arthroplasty continues to be a growing area of interest as surgical techniques and instrumentation improve and allow for potentially more rapid recovery time. A variety of peri/post-operative pain management protocols are used by arthroplasty surgeons and anesthesiologists with little consensus. However, it is clear that uncontrolled postoperative pain may result in significant morbidity – including delayed mobilization, poor surgical outcomes, and prolonged hospitalization. In this article the systemic administration of narcotics, neuraxial anesthesia, peripheral nerve blockade, intra-articular analgesia, and non-opioid oral analgesics for use in the total joint arthroplasty population are reviewed.
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Nitin Goyal, Amar Parikh, Matt Austin,