Abstract | BACKGROUND: METHODS: Between March 2006 and March 2007, 60 patients undergoing unilateral total hip arthroplasty were randomized to undergo either a multimodal pain control protocol or a conventional pain control protocol. The following parameters were compared: the preoperative and postoperative visual analogue scales (VAS), hospital stay, operative time, postoperative rehabilitation, additional painkiller consumption, and complication rates. RESULTS: There was no difference between the groups in terms of diagnosis, age, gender, and BMI. Although both groups had similar VAS scores in the preoperative period and on the fifth postoperative day, there was a significant difference between the groups over the four-day period after surgery. There were no differences in the hospital stay, operative time, additional painkiller consumption, or complication rate between the groups. The average time for comfortable crutch ambulation was 2.8 days in the multimodal pain control protocol group and 5.3 days in the control group. CONCLUSIONS:
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Authors | Kyung-Jae Lee, Byung-Woo Min, Ki-Cheor Bae, Chul-Hyun Cho, Doo-Hyun Kwon |
Journal | Clinics in orthopedic surgery
(Clin Orthop Surg)
Vol. 1
Issue 3
Pg. 155-60
(Sep 2009)
ISSN: 2005-4408 [Electronic] Korea (South) |
PMID | 19885051
(Publication Type: Journal Article, Randomized Controlled Trial)
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Chemical References |
- Amides
- Narcotics
- Morphine
- Ropivacaine
- Methylprednisolone
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Topics |
- Adult
- Aged
- Amides
(administration & dosage)
- Analgesia
(methods)
- Arthroplasty, Replacement, Hip
- Clinical Protocols
- Female
- Humans
- Injections, Intra-Articular
- Length of Stay
- Male
- Methylprednisolone
(administration & dosage)
- Middle Aged
- Morphine
(administration & dosage)
- Narcotics
(administration & dosage)
- Pain
(prevention & control)
- Pain Measurement
- Pain, Postoperative
(prevention & control)
- Ropivacaine
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