@article{baa502dbfb964848afd77be7c57872ae,
title = "A compression bandage improves local infiltration analgesia in total knee arthroplasty",
abstract = "BACKGROUND: High-volume local infiltration analgesia has been shown to be an effective pain treatment after knee replacement, but the role of bandaging to prolong analgesia has not been evaluated. METHODS: 48 patients undergoing fast-track total knee replacement with high-volume (170 mL) 0.2% ropivacaine infiltration analgesia were randomized to receive a compression or a non-compression bandage, and pain was assessed at rest and with mobilization at regular intervals for 24 h postoperatively. RESULTS: Pain at rest, during flexion, or on straight leg lift was lower for the first 8 h in patients with compression bandage than in those with non-compression bandage and with a similar low use of oxycodone. Mean hospital stay was similar (2.8 days and 3.3 days, respectively). INTERPRETATION: A compression bandage is recommended to improve analgesia after high-volume local infiltration analgesia in total knee arthroplasty.",
author = "Lasse Andersen and Henrik Husted and Otte, {Niels Kristian Stahl Kri} and Kristensen, {Billy Bjarne} and Henrik Kehlet",
year = "2008",
doi = "10.1080/17453670810016894",
language = "English",
volume = "79",
pages = "806--11",
journal = "Acta Orthopaedica ",
issn = "1745-3674",
publisher = "Taylor & Francis Ltd",
number = "6",
}