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Perioperative Pain Management Following Total Joint Arthroplasty

Total Joint Arthroplasty (TJA) has proven to be very successful in the treatment of patients suffering from endstage osteoarthritis of the hip and knee [1,2]. The demand for primary TJAs is expected to dramatically increase over the next several years due to more procedures being performed annually, younger patients being considered candidates for surgery, and patients exhibiting longer life ex...

Multimodal pain management after total joint arthroplasty.

Adequate postoperative pain control in patients who have undergone total joint arthroplasty allows faster rehabilitation and reduces the rate of postoperative complications. Multimodal pain management involves the introduction of adjunctive pain control methods in an attempt to control pain with less reliance on opioids and fewer side effects. Current research suggests that traditional nonstero...

Pain management after total knee arthroplasty using a multimodal approach.

Improvements in pain management techniques over the past decade have had a significant impact on the outcomes of total knee arthroplasty. Of these techniques, multimodal approaches have shown potential. The purpose of this study was to compare the results of periarticular injection (PAI) to a combination of patient-controlled epidural analgesia and femoral nerve block (PCEA/FNB). Ninety patient...

Pain Management and Anesthesia in Total Knee Arthroplasty

Thigh pain after cementless total hip arthroplasty: evaluation and management.

Data from short- and long-term follow-up studies indicate that thigh pain is a significant complication after apparently successful cementless total hip arthroplasty. In most cases, reported symptoms are mild to moderate, resolve spontaneously or do not progress, and require little or no therapeutic intervention. However, persistent thigh pain may be a source of dissatisfaction or may present a...