Local anaesthetic nerve block in the treatment of intractable pain from osteoarthritis of the hip.
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.
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
D012965:Sodium Chloride; D002045:Bupivacaine