Efficacy and safety of a subacromial continuous ropivacaine infusion for post-operative pain management following arthroscopic rotator cuff surgery: A protocol for a randomised double-blind placebo-controlled trial

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Major shoulder surgery often results in severe post-operative pain and a variety of interventions have been developed in an attempt to address this. The continuous slow infusion of a local anaesthetic directly into the operative site...

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Main Authors: Bell Simon N, Forbes Andrew, Coghlan Jennifer A, Buchbinder Rachelle
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2008-04-01
Series:BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2474/9/56