GENERAL ORTHOPAEDICS
Bupivacaine vs. morphine following knee arthroscopy: comparable postoperative pain results
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Orthopedics. 2013 Sep 1;36(9):e1121-7
Eighty-two patients who were scheduled to undergo arthroscopic meniscectomy with or without chondral debridement were randomly assigned into 1 of 2 groups to compare the postoperative analgesic effect of intra-articular morphine to intra-articular bupivacaine. Results demonstrated that both methods were comparable in the effect they had on postoperative pain 24 hours after hospital discharge. Neither morphine nor bupivacaine lead to a significant increase in postoperative side effects, such as nausea, itching, or dry mouth.
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