The Eurasian journal of medicine
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To compare the efficacy of intraarticularly injected bupivacaine with levobupivacaine when administered in combination with morphine and adrenaline for post-operative analgesia and functional recovery after knee surgery. ⋯ After arthroscopic knee surgery, intraarticular levobupivacaine combined with morphine and adrenaline decreases analgesic requirements, shortens the postoperative duration of analgesic use and hastens mobilization as effectively as bupivacaine.