Eficacia de la infiltración local analgésica en la artroplastia total de rodilla primaria. Revisión de casos

Postoperative pain is an important determinant of rehabilitation and functional outcomes after total knee arthroplasty (TKA). In an effort to decrease the need for postoperative opioids, there has been an increasing interest in analgesic techniques, such as local infiltration analgesia (LIA). Objective. The aim is to evaluate the effectiveness of LIA in reducing postoperative pain and opioid medication, improving functional results and decreasing the length of hospital stay, as well as to reassess its safety and analyse its advantages compared to other analgesic alternatives and / or the combination of the same. Material and methods. An observational descriptive study of a series of cases w…