Local Infiltration Analgesia or Intrathecal Morphine in Total Knee Arthroplasty

• Status: Unknown status
• Trial end date: 2011-08-01
• Target enrollment: 0
• Participant gender: All

Summary

The purpose of this study is to determine whether local infiltration analgesia is more effective than intrathecal morphine in reducing postoperative pain in total knee arthroplasty.

• Phase: N/A
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers?: No

Details

• Lead Sponsor: Region Örebro County
• Treatments: Epinephrine; Epinephryl borate; Ketorolac; Ketorolac Tromethamine; Morphine; Racepinephrine; Ropivacaine

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

• Patients scheduled for total knee arthroplasty under spinal anesthesia.

• Aged 40-85 yrs.

• ASA physical status I-III and mobility indicating normal postoperative mobilization.

Exclusion Criteria:

• Known allergy or intolerance to one of the study drugs.

• Serious liver-, heart- or renal decease.

• Rheumatoid arthritis.

• Chronic pain or bleeding disorder.