Microcurrent skin patches for postoperative pain control in total knee arthroplasty: A pilot study - A pilot study

International Orthopaedics

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 229-233

  El Husseini, T ^a   El Kawy, S ^a   Shalaby, H ^a,b   El Sebai, M ^a  

^a AIN SHAMS UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

^b NONE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

TRAMADOL;

ANALGESIA; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROANALGESIA; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MICROCURRENT SKIN PATCH; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PILOT STUDY; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCORING SYSTEM; TOTAL KNEE REPLACEMENT; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE; WOUND HEALING;

ANALGESIA, PATIENT-CONTROLLED; ANALGESICS, OPIOID; ARTHROPLASTY, REPLACEMENT, KNEE; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; HUMANS; INJECTIONS, INTRAMUSCULAR; OSTEOARTHRITIS, KNEE; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PAIN, POSTOPERATIVE; PILOT PROJECTS; TRAMADOL; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 34248358625     PISSN: 03412695     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00264-006-0149-0     Document Type: Article

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