Postoperative pain management after total knee arthroplasty in elderly patients: Treatment options

Drugs and Aging

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 83-91

  McCartney, Colin J L ^a   Nelligan, Kathleen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETAMINOPHEN; ACUTE PAIN; AGED; ANALGESICS, OPIOID; ANESTHESIA; ANESTHESIA, CONDUCTION; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS, NON-STEROIDAL; ARTHROPLASTY, REPLACEMENT, KNEE; CHRONIC PAIN; FEMALE; HUMANS; KETAMINE; MALE; PAIN MANAGEMENT; PAIN, POSTOPERATIVE; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD;

EID: 84894084255     PISSN: 1170229X     EISSN: 11791969     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s40266-013-0148-y     Document Type: Article

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