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Perioperative celecoxib alongwith PCA leads to better postoperative pain control after TKA
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Perioperative celecoxib alongwith PCA leads to better postoperative pain control after TKA
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BMC Musculoskelet Disord. 2008 Jun 3;9:77

80 patients (>60 yr of age) scheduled to undergo total knee arthroplasty were randomized to receive either patient controlled morphine analgesia (PCA) or a combination of PCA and perioperative oral celecoxib. Perioperative celecoxib administration along with PCA, demonstrated better results in terms of visual analog scale (VAS) pain scores, active range of motion (ROM) and total opioid usage.

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OrthoEvidence. Perioperative celecoxib alongwith PCA leads to better postoperative pain control after TKA. ACE Report. 2013;3(3):258. Available from: https://myorthoevidence.com/AceReport/Report/perioperative-celecoxib-alongwith-pca-leads-to-better-postoperative-pain-control-after-tka

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