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Infiltration of bupivacaine at surgical portals for knee arthroscopy

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April 2013

Infiltration of bupivacaine at surgical portals for knee arthroscopy

Vol: 2| Issue: 3| Number:170| ISSN#: 2564-2537
Study Type:Therapy
OE Level Evidence:2
Journal Level of Evidence:N/A

Intra-articular injection versus portal infiltration of 0.5% bupivacaine following arthroscopy of the knee

J Bone Joint Surg Br. 2009 May;91(5):601-3

Contributing Authors:
D Townshend K Emmerson S Jones P Partington S Muller

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Synopsis

137 patients undergoing arthroscopic knee surgery were randomized to receive either analgesia with an intra-articular injection of bupivacaine or infiltration with bupivacaine around the portals. This study assessed the efficacy of infiltration of bupivacaine and compared it to the more common method of intra-articular injection. The results indicate that the two procedures were clinically equival...

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