Local Anesthesia May be More Beneficial in Managing Pain vs. Opioids Following Knee Replacement Surgery
Friday, February 10, 2012 - 05:00
in Health & Medicine
Researchers at the Rothman Institute at Jefferson have shown that local anesthesia delivered through a catheter in the joint, intraarticularly, may be more beneficial than traditional opioids such as morphine and Oxycontin for pain management following total knee replacement surgery.