2018
Should Cannabinoids Be Added to Multimodal Pain Regimens After Total Hip and Knee Arthroplasty?
Hickernell T, Lakra A, Berg A, Cooper H, Geller J, Shah R. Should Cannabinoids Be Added to Multimodal Pain Regimens After Total Hip and Knee Arthroplasty? The Journal Of Arthroplasty 2018, 33: 3637-3641. PMID: 30170713, DOI: 10.1016/j.arth.2018.07.027.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedAged, 80 and overAnalgesics, OpioidArthroplasty, Replacement, HipArthroplasty, Replacement, KneeCannabinoid Receptor AgonistsCannabinoidsClinical ProtocolsCohort StudiesDronabinolFemaleHumansLength of StayMaleMiddle AgedMorphinePain ManagementPain MeasurementPain, PostoperativePatient SatisfactionPhysical Therapy ModalitiesRetrospective StudiesConceptsLength of stayNausea/vomitingMorphine equivalentsTotal joint arthroplastyDronabinol groupTJA patientsPhysical therapyVisual analog scale pain scoreVisual analog scale scoreMultimodal pain regimenOpioid morphine equivalentsPost-arthroplasty patientsPrimary TJA patientsTotal morphine equivalentsScale pain scoresAnalog scale scoreBody mass indexEffects of dronabinolMann-Whitney U testT-testStudent's t-testAnesthesiologists (ASA) scoreMultimodal painPain regimenPain scores
2017
Decreased risk of knee buckling with adductor canal block versus femoral nerve block in total knee arthroplasty: a retrospective cohort study
Thacher R, Hickernell T, Grosso M, Shah R, Cooper H, Maniker R, Brown A, Geller J. Decreased risk of knee buckling with adductor canal block versus femoral nerve block in total knee arthroplasty: a retrospective cohort study. Arthroplasty Today 2017, 3: 281-285. PMID: 29204497, PMCID: PMC5712030, DOI: 10.1016/j.artd.2017.02.008.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAdductor canal blockTotal knee arthroplastyFNB groupCanal blockKnee arthroplastyPerioperative fallsPhysical therapyUnilateral primary total knee arthroplastyOrthopedic surgeryPrimary total knee arthroplastyNumber of TKAsHospital physical therapyRetrospective cohort studyFemoral nerve blockPostoperative day 1Risk of kneeQuadriceps functionPain scoresPostoperative fallsCohort studyFemoral nerveACB groupNerve blockInpatient careDay 1