Meier, Malin; Burkhardt, Patrick; Huth, Jochen; Best, Raymond; Thienpont, Emmanuel; Beckmann, Johannes (2021). Additional periarticular catheter shows no superiority over single-shot local infiltration analgesia alone in unicondylar knee replacement. Knee surgery, sports traumatology, arthroscopy, 29(2), pp. 627-632. Springer-Verlag 10.1007/s00167-020-05981-y
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PURPOSE
Local infiltration analgesia (LIA) has attracted growing interest in recent years. To prolong the positive effects of LIA, a continuous intraarticular perfusion has been introduced in total knee arthroplasty with good clinical results. The purpose of the present study was to evaluate if similar results can be obtained with the use of a continuous periarticular perfusion in unicondylar knee arthroplasty (UKA).
METHODS
50 consecutively selected patients undergoing UKA received either a single-shot LIA (control group; n = 25) or single-shot LIA combined with a continuous postoperative periarticular perfusion for 2 postoperative days (intervention group, n = 25). VAS (visual analogue scale) for pain, pain medication consumption and range of flexion were recorded postoperatively for 6 days. The catheter was removed after 2 days.
RESULTS
Only minor advantages of using a continuous periarticular catheter could be shown. Patients in the intervention group showed significant lower VAS scores on day 1 and required significant less pain medication on day 6. Further, there was a significant difference in the range of flexion on day 3, on which patients of the intervention group were able to bend the knee joint on average by 12° more than patients of the control group. On the other days, any significant differences between the two groups were not observed.
CONCLUSION
In summary, the present study could not identify any superiority of a periarticular catheter over single-shot LIA in UKA. Because of additional costs and the potential risk of infection, the conclusion of this study is to not recommend adding a periarticular catheter to the single-shot LIA in UKA.
LEVEL OF EVIDENCE
II.
Item Type: |
Journal Article (Original Article) |
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Division/Institute: |
04 Faculty of Medicine > Department of Orthopaedic, Plastic and Hand Surgery (DOPH) > Clinic of Orthopaedic Surgery |
UniBE Contributor: |
Meier, Malin Kristin |
Subjects: |
600 Technology > 610 Medicine & health |
ISSN: |
0942-2056 |
Publisher: |
Springer-Verlag |
Language: |
English |
Submitter: |
Kathrin Aeschlimann |
Date Deposited: |
20 Jan 2021 12:04 |
Last Modified: |
19 Apr 2024 00:25 |
Publisher DOI: |
10.1007/s00167-020-05981-y |
PubMed ID: |
32303801 |
Uncontrolled Keywords: |
LIA Local infiltration analgesia Perioperative pain management Total knee replacement UKA Unicondylar knee arthroplasty |
BORIS DOI: |
10.48350/150491 |
URI: |
https://boris.unibe.ch/id/eprint/150491 |
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