What question did this study set out to answer?

To compare pain relief achieved through intraarticular infiltration versus epidural infusion after total hip arthroplasty.

January 1, 2007Acta OrthopaedicaOpen Access

Reduced hospital stay and narcotic consumption, and improved mobilization with local and intraarticular infiltration after hip arthroplasty: A randomized clinical trial of an intraarticular technique versus epidural infusion in 80 patients

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Randomized trial compares intraarticular infiltration with epidural infusion for pain relief in THA, suggesting benefits in recovery.

To compare pain relief achieved through intraarticular infiltration versus epidural infusion after total hip arthroplasty.
80 patients undergoing elective total hip arthroplasty were randomly assigned to two groups.
Group A received intraarticular infiltration with ropivacaine, ketorolac, and epinephrine, while group E received continuous epidural infusion.
Assessments included narcotic consumption, pain levels, and length of hospital stay.
Group A had significantly reduced narcotic consumption compared to group E (p = 0.004).
Pain levels were significantly lower in group A after treatment cessation.
Group A's length of stay was reduced by 2 days (36%) compared to group E (p < 0.001).

Andersen et al. (2007) studied this question.

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