Clinical orthopaedics and related research
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Clin. Orthop. Relat. Res. · Jan 2015
The risk of revision after TKA is affected by previous HTO or UKA.
High tibial osteotomy (HTO) and unicompartmental arthroplasty (UKA) are reconstructive surgeries advocated for younger patients. In case of failure or progression of osteoarthritis, they can both be converted to a total knee arthroplasty (TKA). ⋯ Level III, therapeutic study. See the Guidelines for Authors for a complete description of levels of evidence.
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Clin. Orthop. Relat. Res. · Jan 2015
Randomized Controlled Trial Comparative StudyThe Chitranjan Ranawat Award: Periarticular injections and femoral & sciatic blocks provide similar pain relief after TKA: a randomized clinical trial.
Two of the more common methods of pain management after TKA are peripheral nerve blocks and intraarticular/periarticular injections. However, we are not aware of any study directly comparing the commonly used combination of a continuous femoral block given with a single-shot sciatic block with that of a periarticular injection after TKA. ⋯ Level I, therapeutic study. See Guidelines for Authors for a complete description of levels of evidence.