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Journal of orthopaedics · Oct 2015
Local infiltration anesthesia with steroids in total knee arthroplasty: A systematic review of randomized control trials.
- Jonathan Tran and Ran Schwarzkopf.
- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Joint Replacement Service, University of California, Irvine, School of Medicine, Orange, CA 92868, USA.
- J Orthop. 2015 Oct 1; 12 (Suppl 1): S44-50.
AbstractLocal infiltration anesthesia (LIA) with anesthetics, steroids, NSAIDS, and epinephrine has been shown to be effective in reducing total knee arthroplasty (TKA) postoperative pain. This systematic review explores the functional outcomes of randomized control trials that have compared the use of LIA with and without steroids during TKA. Five studies with 412 patients met the inclusion criteria, 228 received local infiltration anesthesia with steroids (LIAS) and 184 received local infiltration anesthesia without steroids (LIAWS). The use of LIAS in management of postoperative TKA pain has been shown to decrease the length of hospital stay, time required to achieve straight leg raise, and pro-inflammatory signals in patients. Although there is no overwhelming data to suggest LIAS improves postoperative TKA pain, current literature does support its effectiveness in producing other favorable surgical outcomes.
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