Effects of local infiltration analgesia for posterior knee pain after total knee arthroplasty: comparison with sciatic nerve block

Journal of Anesthesia

Volumn 28, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 696-701

  Gi, Eri ^a   Yamauchi, Masanori ^a   Yamakage, Michiaki ^a   Kikuchi, Chiharu ^b   Shimizu, Hitoshi ^b   Okada, Yohei ^b   Kawamura, Shuji ^b   Suzuki, Tomoyuki ^b  

^a SAPPORO MEDICAL UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^b Obihiro Kyokai Hospital   (Japan)

Author keywords

Femoral nerve block; Periarticular infiltration; Posterior knee pain; Sciatic nerve block; Total knee arthroplasty

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; ANTICOAGULANT AGENT; DICLOFENAC; ENOXAPARIN; FLURBIPROFEN; LOW MOLECULAR WEIGHT HEPARIN; LOXOPROFEN; REMIFENTANIL; ROPIVACAINE; AMIDE;

AGED; ANESTHESIA INDUCTION; ARTICLE; BARTHEL INDEX; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; FREQUENCY ANALYSIS; HUMAN; KNEE LIGAMENT; KNEE PAIN; MALE; NERVE BLOCK; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PERIARTICULAR DRUG ADMINISTRATION; POSTOPERATIVE ANALGESIA; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE NAUSEA AND VOMITING; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCIATIC NERVE BLOCK; SUPPOSITORY; TOTAL KNEE REPLACEMENT; ULTRASOUND SCANNER; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE; ANALGESIA; KNEE ARTHROPLASTY; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PAIN, POSTOPERATIVE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PROCEDURES; SCIATIC NERVE;

AGED; AMIDES; ANALGESIA; ARTHROPLASTY, REPLACEMENT, KNEE; EPINEPHRINE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NERVE BLOCK; PAIN MANAGEMENT; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PAIN, POSTOPERATIVE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SCIATIC NERVE;

EID: 84919391495     PISSN: 09138668     EISSN: 14388359     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00540-014-1793-y     Document Type: Article

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