Pain Management After Major Orthopaedic Surgery: Current Strategies and New Concepts
- 1 March 2002
- journal article
- review article
- Published by Wolters Kluwer Health in Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons
- Vol. 10 (2) , 117-129
- https://doi.org/10.5435/00124635-200203000-00007
Abstract
Several recently developed analgesic techniques effectively control pain after major orthopaedic surgery. Neuraxial analgesia provided by epidural and spinal administration of local anesthetics and opioids provides the highest level of pain control; however, such therapy is highly invasive aKeywords
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