To unlock this feature and to subscribe to our weekly evidence emails, please create a FREE orthoEvidence account.

SIGNUP

Already Have an Account?

Loading...
Visit our Evidence-Based Covid-19 Website and Stay Up to Date with the latest Research.
Ace Report Cover

Optimal Dexamethasone Dosing for Pain, Opioid Use, and Safety After Total Knee Arthroplasty

Share
Reprints
Cite This
About
+ Favorites
Share
Reprints
Cite This
About
+ Favorites
Ace Report Cover
November 2025

Optimal Dexamethasone Dosing for Pain, Opioid Use, and Safety After Total Knee Arthroplasty

Study Type:Therapy
OE Level Evidence:1
Journal Level of Evidence:1

The James A. Rand Young Investigator's Award: What Is the Safest and Most Effective Dose of Intravenous Dexamethasone in Total Knee Arthroplasty? A Multicenter Randomized Controlled Trial.

J Arthroplasty . 2025 Sep;40(9S1):S6-S12.

Contributing Authors:
CP Hannon A DeBenedetti RL Barrack YM Kwon JH Lonner JI Huddleston CL Nelson R Schwarzkopf RJ Sierra TP Vail E Hansen GC Lee JA Geller CJ Della Valle

Synopsis

Four hundred and thirty eight patients undergoing inpatient primary TKA at 11 centers were randomized to receive 4 mg (n = 146), 8 mg (n = 147), or 16 mg (n = 145) of intraoperative IV dexamethasone, all within an identical multimodal analgesia/anesthesia protocol including neuraxial anesthesia, adductor canal block, periarticular injection, and standardized oral analgesics. The primary outcome wa...

Join the Conversation

Please Login or Join to leave comments.

Learn about our AI Driven
High Impact Search Feature

High Impact Icon

Our AI driven High Impact metric calculates the impact an article will have by considering both the publishing journal and the content of the article itself. Built using the latest advances in natural language processing, OE High Impact predicts an article’s future number of citations better than impact factor alone.

Continue