Improved outcomes with infiltration and intraarticular injection following THA .
Reduced hospital stay and narcotic consumption, and improved mobilization with local and intraarticular infiltration after hip arthroplasty: A randomized clinical trial of an intraarticular technique versus epidural infusion in 80 patients
Acta Orthop. 2007 Apr;78(2):180-680 patients with osteoarthritis undergoing total hip replacement surgery were randomized to receive a combination of infiltration with either a single intraarticular injection, or epidural infusion, to compare pain relief in individuals post-surgery. The findings indicated that infiltration with one intraarticular injection resulted in multiple benefits, including improved pain relief, reduced narcotic consumption, decreased occurrence of side effects, improved walking ability, as well as decreased time of hospital stay.
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