Chinese Journal of Tissue Engineering Research ›› 2018, Vol. 22 ›› Issue (23): 3716-3722.doi: 10.3969/j.issn.2095-4344.0287

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Perioperative analgesia in total knee arthroplasty: measures and countermeasures

Dou Zhe, Yang Yun, Huang Jian   

  1. Department of Joint Surgery, Second Affiliated Hospital of Inner Mongolia Medical University, Hohhot 010030, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, China
  • Online:2018-08-18 Published:2018-08-18
  • Contact: Huang Jian, M.D., Chief physician, Department of Joint Surgery, Second Affiliated Hospital of Inner Mongolia Medical University, Hohhot 010030, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, China
  • About author:Dou Zhe, Master candidate, Physician, Department of Joint Surgery, Second Affiliated Hospital of Inner Mongolia Medical University, Hohhot 010030, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, China Yang Yun, Master, Associate chief physician, Department of Joint Surgery, Second Affiliated Hospital of Inner Mongolia Medical University, Hohhot 010030, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, China Dou Zhe and Yang Yun contributed equally to this paper.

Abstract:

BACKGROUND: Total knee arthroplasty has already become the most effective and ideal method for the treatment of end-stage knee disease worldwide. However, total knee arthroplasty is very traumatic and often accompanied by severe pain. The previous data indicate that 60% patients after total knee arthroplasty feel severe pain, and 30% patients feel moderate pain. The emergence of pain is a very complicated process with many factors involved. How to reduce postoperative pain and quickly restore joint function has become a hot research topic in recent years.

OBJECTIVE: To review research progress and development trend of perioperative analgesia in total knee arthroplasty.
METHODS: We retrieved the related literatures about the analgesia of knee arthroplasty from January 1990 to December 2017 in WanFang database, CNKI database and PubMed database by using the key words of “knee arthroplasty, knee joint, analgesia, multimode analgesia, preemptive analgesia, fast recovery, patient controlled analgesia, COX-2 inhibitor, femoral nerve block, adductor canal block, periarticular injection, cold therapy” in Chinese, and “knee arthroplasty, analgesia, knee joint, fast track, multimode analgesia, patient controlled analgesia, non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, peripheral nerve block, periarticular injection, cold therapy” in English. Totally 2 306 articles were retrieved. After screening, finally 59 articles meeting the inclusion and exclusion criteria were included.
RESULTS AND CONCLUSION: (1) The pathophysiological mechanism of pain after total knee arthroplasty is very complex and is caused by multiple factors and links. (2) There are many clinical analgesic ideas for total knee arthroplasty, including fast recovery, multimodal analgesia and preemptive analgesia, and these ideas have been gradually implemented in clinical practice. (3) There are many clinical analgesic methods for total knee arthroplasty, including patient-controlled analgesia, non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs analgesia, peripheral nerve block analgesia, periarticular multimodal drug injection and cold therapy. These analgesic methods have their own advantages and disadvantages. (4) At present, multi-mode analgesia has been approved by most clinicians, but the best pain management program is still controversial. Regarding the choice of the analgesic method, we should weigh the pros and cons, and take the individual characteristics of patients and the existing technical methods into consideration.

中国组织工程研究杂志出版内容重点:人工关节;骨植入物;脊柱骨折;内固定;数字化骨科;组织工程

Key words: Arthroplasty, Replacement, Knee, Perioperative Care, Analgesia, Review, Tissue Engineering

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