Periarticular injection and hamstring block versus placebo for pain control in anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction: A randomized controlled trial.

Joaquín De Lamo-RoviraFrancisco López-CabaJuan Giménez-GiménezWitold SzczepanJose Luis Quijada-RodriguezMontserrat Solera-Martínez

Published in: European journal of orthopaedic surgery & traumatology : orthopedie traumatologie (2022)

PI significantly reduced pain in the knee vs. placebo after ACL reconstruction with hamstring autograft at 8 and 24 h after surgery. The instillation of part of the mixture in the proximal hamstring stump did not result in any improvement LEVEL OF EVIDENCE I: Level I, randomized controlled trial.

Keyphrases

anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction
chronic pain
randomized controlled trial
pain management
neuropathic pain
study protocol
double blind
phase iii
spinal cord
placebo controlled