A Randomized Controlled Trial of Intraarticular Ropivacaine for Pain Management Immediately Following Total Knee Arthroplasty

HSS Journal

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 155-159

  Rosen, Adam S ^a   Colwell Jr , Clifford W ^a   Pulido, Pamela A ^a   Chaffee, Tricia L ^a   Copp, Steven N ^a  

^a SCRIPPS CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

intraarticular injection; pain control; randomized controlled trial; ropivacaine; total knee arthroplasty

Indexed keywords

EID: 77956011791     PISSN: 15563316     EISSN: 15563324     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11420-010-9155-2     Document Type: Article

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