The Korean Journal of Pain
- Volume 14 Issue 2
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- Pages.214-217
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- 2001
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- 2005-9159(pISSN)
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- 2093-0569(eISSN)
Effects of Intra-articular Injection of Ketorolac in Degenerative Arthritis of Knee
퇴행성 슬관절염에서 Ketorolac의 관절강내 주사 효과
- Kim, Tae-Hyeong (Department of Anesthesiology, Seoul National University College of Medicine) ;
- Ahn, Jae-Seok (Department of Anesthesiology, Seoul National University College of Medicine) ;
- Park, Hak-Su (Department of Anesthesiology, Seoul National University College of Medicine) ;
- Lim, Young-Jin (Department of Anesthesiology, Seoul National University College of Medicine) ;
- Lee, Sang-Chul (Department of Anesthesiology, Seoul National University College of Medicine)
- 김태형 (서울대학교병원 마취과학교실 통증치료실) ;
- 안재석 (서울대학교병원 마취과학교실 통증치료실) ;
- 박학수 (서울대학교병원 마취과학교실 통증치료실) ;
- 임영진 (서울대학교병원 마취과학교실 통증치료실) ;
- 이상철 (서울대학교병원 마취과학교실 통증치료실)
- Published : 2001.12.30
Abstract
Background: Intra-articular injection is a commonly performed procedure in patients with degenerative osteoarthritis of the knee. Several drugs are used for relief of pain in such cases. Local anesthetics, clonidine and steroids have been confirmed to be effective when used in an intra-articular injection. Ketorolac has recently become one of the most commonly used and potent NSAIDs. There have been many studies about the effect of ketorolac. Methods: Sixty-four patients were divided into 2 groups. In Group I (n = 31), 0.5% bupivacaine 3 ml and sodium hyaluronate 20 mg were used and in Group II (n = 33), 0.5% bupivacaine 3 ml, sodium hyaluronate 20 mg and ketorolac 5 mg were used. We observed the pain relief scale (PRS) at 15 minutes, 1 week and 1-3 months after injection. Results: After 15 minutes, PRS scores were