title: Local anaesthetic nerve block in the treatment of intractable pain from osteoarthritis of the hip.
abstract: Previous workers have advocated hip nerve block, with local anaesthetic, in the treatment of intractable pain from osteoarthritis of the hip. In a pilot study we obtained some degree of pain relief in only six of 13 patients. A further double-blind, controlled, randomized trial was undertaken in 31 patients, comparing 0.5% Marcain and normal saline. There was no significant improvement in pain or hip movements in either group over a six-week period.
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000772:Anesthesia, Local; D002045:Bupivacaine / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D002986:Clinical Trials as Topic; D004311:Double-Blind Method; D005260:Female; D006621:Hip Joint; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009407:Nerve Block; D010003:Osteoarthritis / Q000628:therapy*; D010148:Intractable Pain / Q000188:drug therapy*; D012965:Sodium Chloride / Q000627:therapeutic use
chemical_list: D012965:Sodium Chloride; D002045:Bupivacaine