Local Infiltration Analgesia in Bilateral Knee Arthroplasty - Efficacy of Subcutaneous Wound Infiltration With Local Anesthetic

• Status: Completed
• Trial end date: 2009-06-01
• Target enrollment: 0
• Participant gender: All

Summary

Local infiltration analgesia is effective in total knee arthroplasty for postoperative pain management, but the efficacy of subcutaneous wound infiltration has not been evaluated. This study aims at evaluating the efficacy of subcutaneous wound infiltration in total knee arthroplasty in 16 patients undergoing bilateral knee arthroplasty.

• Phase: Phase 4
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers?: No

Details

• Lead Sponsor: Hvidovre University Hospital
• Collaborator: Lundbeck Foundation
• Treatments: Anesthetics; Anesthetics, Local; Ropivacaine

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

• total bilateral knee arthroplasty

Exclusion Criteria:

• immunological diseases

• treatment with opioids or steroids

• allergy to any drugs administered