Evaluation of the Use of Spinal Epimorph in Total Knee Arthroplasty

Summary

The purpose of this study is to determine the contribution of spinal epimorph to patient's perioperative pain management in Total Knee Arthroplasty (TKA). This study is designed to determine whether spinal epimorph and its associated complications is a necessary addition to provide adequate analgesia given the multimodal approach to pain management. It is hypothesized that perioperative local infiltration with a cocktail of local and systemic analgesics will provide equal analgesia to patients who are given both local infiltration and spinal epimorph perioperatively.

Timeline

Start

2012-09

Primary completion

2014-09

Completion

2014-09

Drugs

Indications