Publications by authors named "Antony R Tharian"
Article Synopsis
- Total knee arthroplasties (TKAs) can lead to chronic postsurgical pain (CPSP), despite their intention to alleviate pain.
- Researchers studied the relationship between acute postsurgical pain, opioid use, and the development of CPSP in 108 TKA patients.
- Higher resting pain scores on specific postoperative days were linked to increased odds of developing CPSP, indicating that severe pain early on may influence long-term pain outcomes.
Background: Pulmonary complications after total joint arthroplasty (TJA) are uncommon but have significant cost impact. Total hip arthroplasty (THA) and total knee arthroplasty (TKA) are 2 of the 5 top procedures requiring inpatient stay within the United States. Subsequent pulmonary complications therefore may impose substantial cost burden for US health care.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFNeurogenic Claudication: a Review of Current Understanding and Treatment Options.
Curr Pain Headache Rep
March 2019
Purpose Of Review: With an aging population and increased prevalence of the disease, we set out to evaluate the validity of current diagnostic criteria for neurogenic claudication as well as the efficacy of the treatment options for the main cause, lumbar spinal stenosis (LSS).
Recent Findings: Epidural steroid injections (ESI) were most efficacious when the injectate is a steroid combined with lidocaine or lidocaine only. There are promising results regarding the efficacy of the minimally invasive lumbar decompression (MILD) procedure as well as interspinous process spacers (IPS) compared to surgical alternatives.