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Periarticular Injection After Bipolar Hemiarthroplasty For Displaced Femoral Neck Fracture

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September 2021

Periarticular Injection After Bipolar Hemiarthroplasty For Displaced Femoral Neck Fracture

Vol: 90| Issue: 1| Number:1| ISSN#: 2564-2537
Study Type:Therapy
OE Level Evidence:1
Journal Level of Evidence:1

Effectiveness of Periarticular Injection After Bipolar Hemiarthroplasty for Displaced Femoral Neck Fracture in Elderly Patients: A Double Blinded Randomized, Controlled Study

J Arthroplasty. 2021 Jun;36(6): 2006-2011.

Contributing Authors:
OA Phruetthiphat A Lawanprasert S Khuangsirikul D Heebtamai T Chotanaphuti

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Synopsis

Sixty patients with a displaced femoral neck fracture undergoing bipolar hemiarthroplasty were randomized to receive a periarticular injection (PAI) (n=30) or sham injection (n=30) during surgery. Outcomes of interest were postoperative pain scores measured by the Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) and postoperative morphine consumption. The PAI group demonstrated significantly lower VAS pain scores at 8...

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