Use of local infusion analgesia for expedited patient recovery following THA .
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No evidence of a clinically important effect of adding local infusion analgesia administrated through a catheter in pain treatment after total hip arthroplasty
Acta Orthopaedica 2011; 82 (2): 315–320.60 patients undergoing non-cemented total hip arthroplasty and receiving standard pain treatment in the form of local infiltration analgesia (LIA) were randomized to receive either placebo or a postoperative solution of local infusion analgesia (LINFA). Postoperative assessments of pain, opioid consumption, and length of hospital stay indicated similar results for both groups.
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