Health Condition 1: M00-M99- Diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue
Conditions
Interventions
Sponsors
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1) Patients in whom Total Knee Replacement is done under general anaesthesia who consents for the study and follow up. 2) Age group 40 to 80
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1) History of allergy to the medications used in the study 2) Abnormal renal or liver function tests 3) Patients with stress fractures 4) Patients with intra-operative fractures 5) Previous history of steroid injection into the knee joint 6) Patients undergoing revision surgery 7) Patients undergoing anaesthesia other than general anaesthesia 8) Patients taking any medication for psychiatric illness will be excluded
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| To compare the efficacy of steroidal regimen over non-steroidal regimen as multimodal periarticular cocktail infiltration for post-operative pain relief in patients undergoing total knee replacement.Timepoint: POD 0 - 3hrs, 6hrs, 12hrs, POD 1, POD 2, POD 3, POD 7 | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| To see the effect in early range of motion in patients undergoing total knee arthroplasty pre and post-operatively.Timepoint: 7 days | — |
Countries
India
Contacts
All India Institute of Medical Sciences