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Analgesic requirement in first 24 hours following Total Knee Arthroplasty with or without Peri-articular Levobupivacaine Infiltration

Journal: Open Journal of Orthopedics and Rheumatology (Vol.4, No. 1)

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Page : 001-004

Keywords : Knee arthroplasty; Local anesthesia; Morphine; Postoperative analgesia;

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Abstract

Ntroduction: Post-operative analgesia is an important part of Total Knee Arthroplasty (TKA) to facilitate early mobilization and patient satisfaction. We investigated the effect of periarticular infi ltration of the joint with levobupivacaine local anesthetic (LA) on the requirement of analgesics in the fi rst 24 hours period post operatively.

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