Effects of Perioperative Analgesic Technique on the Surgical Outcome and Duration of Rehabilitation after Major Knee Surgery

Capdevila, Xavier; Barthelet, Y; Biboulet, Philippe; Ryckwaert, Y.; Rubenovitch, Josh; d′Athis, F.

doi:10.1097/00000542-199907000-00006

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Effects of Perioperative Analgesic Technique on the Surgical Outcome and Duration of Rehabilitation after Major Knee Surgery

Published in Anesthesiology • Jul 1, 1999

Authors:

Xavier Capdevila

Y Barthelet

Philippe Biboulet

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Continuous passive motion after major knee surgery optimizes the functional prognosis but causes severe pain. The authors tested the hypothesis that postoperative analgesic techniques influence surgical outcome and the duration of convalescence. METHODS: Before standardized general anest...

Subject

Medicine

Continuous passive motion

Anesthesia

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