
Magnesium with levobupivacaine improves pain and clinical outcomes in ACL reconstruction

Magnesium with levobupivacaine improves pain and clinical outcomes in ACL reconstruction
The effect of magnesium added to levobupivacaine for femoral nerve block on postoperative analgesia in patients undergoing ACL reconstruction
Knee Surg Sports Traumatol Arthrosc. 2013 May;21(5):1119-24. doi: 10.1007/s00167-012-2093-4. Epub 2012 Jun 14.Did you know you're eligible to earn 0.5 CME credits for reading this report? Click Here
Synopsis
107 patients undergoing arthroscopic anatomic single-bundle anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction were randomized to receive an administration of either magnesium in conjunction with levobupivacaine, or levobupivacaine only to evaluate the effects on clinical outcomes and pain. The results indicated that magnesium, in conjunction with levobupivacaine, provided improvements in Visual Anal...
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