Multimodal pain management after total joint arthroplasty

Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery

Volumn 93, Issue 11, 2011, Pages 1075-1084

  Parvizi, Javad ^a   Miller, Adam G ^a   Gandhi, Kishor ^b  

^a THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; BUPIVACAINE; CELECOXIB; CLONIDINE; FENTANYL; GABAPENTIN; IBUPROFEN; KETAMINE; KETOROLAC; LEVOBUPIVACAINE; LORNOXICAM; MORPHINE; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; OPIATE; PARACETAMOL; PLACEBO; PREGABALIN; PROPACETAMOL; ROFECOXIB; ROPIVACAINE; TRAMADOL;

ANALGESIA; CRYOTHERAPY; DIZZINESS; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; EPIDURAL ANESTHESIA; HUMAN; LIVER TOXICITY; NERVE BLOCK; NOCICEPTION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PATIENT CONTROLLED ANALGESIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECOMMENDED DRUG DOSE; REVIEW; SOMNOLENCE; SPINAL ANESTHESIA; TOTAL HIP PROSTHESIS; TOTAL KNEE REPLACEMENT; TRANSDERMAL PATCH; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

EID: 79961036299     PISSN: 00219355     EISSN: 15351386     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2106/JBJS.J.01095     Document Type: Review

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