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Orthopaedic Proceedings
Vol. 94-B, Issue SUPP_IX | Pages 57 - 57
1 Mar 2012
Ball T Yarlagadda R Hockings M
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Aims

The study was designed to gauge adequacy of pain relief in the first 5 days following TKA, in particular comparing the Painbuster device (B Braun, Sheffield, UK) with more routine modalities.

Methods

In a prospective, multi-disciplinary audit, all post-operative in-patients completed a pain diary. Pain was recorded as none (0), mild (1), moderate (2) or severe (3), three times a day. This information was collated, along with the pre-operative Oxford knee score, type of anaesthetic, and use of post-operative analgesia. This included oral and intravenous medication, local anaesthetic infiltration and the Painbuster, a continuous infusion device which delivers bupivacaine into the knee for 48 hours.