Efficacy of multimodal perioperative analgesia protocol with periarticular medication injection in total knee arthroplasty: A randomized, double-blinded study

Journal of Arthroplasty

Volumn 28, Issue 8, 2013, Pages 1274-1277

  Kelley, Todd C ^a   Adams, Mary Jo ^b   Mulliken, Brian D ^b   Dalury, David F ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI   (United States)

^b Towson Orthopaedic Associates   (United States)

Author keywords

Clonidine; Ketorolac; Multimodal pain management; Outcomes; Periarticular injection; Total knee arthroplasty

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; CLONIDINE; KETOROLAC; ROPIVACAINE;

ADULT; ANALGESIA; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OSTEOARTHRITIS; PAIN; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PERIOPERATIVE PERIOD; PEROPERATIVE CARE; PHYSIOTHERAPIST; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TOTAL KNEE REPLACEMENT; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

CLONIDINE; KETOROLAC; MULTIMODAL PAIN MANAGEMENT; OUTCOMES; PERIARTICULAR INJECTION; TOTAL KNEE ARTHROPLASTY;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AMIDES; ANALGESICS; ARTHROPLASTY, REPLACEMENT, KNEE; CLONIDINE; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; EPINEPHRINE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INJECTIONS, INTRA-ARTICULAR; KETOROLAC; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OSTEOARTHRITIS, KNEE; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PAIN, POSTOPERATIVE; PERIOPERATIVE CARE;

EID: 84883210118     PISSN: 08835403     EISSN: 15328406     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.arth.2013.03.008     Document Type: Article

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