Arthroscopic surgery of the knee under local anesthesia.
case_series · Level IV
Where this comes from
- Record sourced from PubMed, PMID 2264899.
- No licence information is recorded for this record.
- Because redistribution is not established, this page shows the abstract only. Follow the links below for the full text.
Abstract
This report delineates the efficacy of local anesthesia in the performance of arthroscopic surgery of the knee. A retrospective review of 500 cases revealed that only three required administration of general anesthesia to successfully complete the procedure. A prospective study comparing fentanyl, midazolam, and fentanyl/midazolam combinations as intravenous supplements was performed. Meticulous surgical technique combined with local anesthesia and some form of intravenous sedation in minimal therapeutic dosage will provide satisfactory conditions to perform surgical arthroscopy of the knee.
Medical subject headings
- Anesthesia, Local
- Arthroscopy
- Fentanyl
- Knee Joint
- Midazolam
Anatomy
- knee