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AOSSM: Morphine equally effective as bupivacaine in pain management after knee arthroscopy

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August 2013

AOSSM: Morphine equally effective as bupivacaine in pain management after knee arthroscopy

Vol: 2| Issue: 7| Number:341| ISSN#: 2564-2537
Study Type:Randomized Trial
OE Level Evidence:N/A
Journal Level of Evidence:N/A

Prospective Comparison of Intraarticular Morphine and Bupivacaine for Postoperative Pain Management in Knee Arthroscopy

Contributing Authors:
H Elkousy V Kannan J Zumwalt D O'Connor G Wood

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82 patients who underwent partial meniscectomy or abrasion chondroplasty were randomized to compare the side effect profiles of bupivacaine and morphine. Patients received either treatment, and were assessed at multiple time points over the first 24 hours. Results revealed that morphine was just as effective as bupivacaine for postoperative pain control for partial meniscectomy and chondroplasty o...

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