The control of pain after Keller's procedure--a controlled double blind prospective trial with local anaesthetic and placebo.
In patients undergoing bilateral Keller's arthroplasty the effect of injecting a long acting local anaesthetic into the pseudoarthrosis immediately after skin closure was compared to placebo into the other side in twenty patients. In a controlled double blind prospective trial, local anaesthetic proved to provide significantly better analgesia than the placebo and gave a lasting pain free interval. This procedure was simple, safe, inexpensive and free from complications.
D000772:Anesthesia, Local; D001178:Arthroplasty / Q000379:methods*; D002045:Bupivacaine; D002986:Clinical Trials as Topic; D004311:Double-Blind Method; D006215:Hallux Valgus / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D010149:Postoperative Pain / Q000628:therapy*; D011446:Prospective Studies; D013997:Time Factors
D002045:Bupivacaine