Gabapentin Decreases Morphine Consumption and Improves Functional Recovery following Total Knee Arthroplasty

Gabapentin Decreases Morphine Consumption and Improves Functional Recovery following Total Knee Arthroplasty

BACKGROUND: Moderate to severe pain after total knee arthroplasty often interferes with postoperative rehabilitation and delays discharge from hospital. The present study examined the effects of a four-day postoperative gabapentin (GBP) regimen versus placebo on opioid consumption, pain scores and k...

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Main Authors: Hance Clarke, Sara Pereira, Deborah Kennedy, Ian Gilron, Joel Katz, Jeffrey Gollish, Joseph Kay
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2009-01-01
Series:Pain Research and Management
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2009/930609
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