Evaluation of efficacy of oral pregabalin in reducing postoperative pain in patients undergoing total knee arthroplasty

Indian Journal of Orthopaedics

Volumn 46, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 646-652

  Jain, Pradeep ^a   Jolly, Annu ^a   Bholla, Vaibahav ^a   Adatia, Sweta ^a   Sood, Jayashree ^a  

^a SIR GANGA RAM HOSPITAL   (India)

Author keywords

Epidural analgesia; postoperative pain; pregabalin

Indexed keywords

EID: 84871632470     PISSN: 00195413     EISSN: 19983727     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0019-5413.104196     Document Type: Article

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