Assessment of Medical and Social Risk Factors Before Arthroplasty in Argentina: A Poll of Argentinian Hip and Knee Association (ACARO) Members.

Background: Assessment of risk factors is crucial for lowering complication rates and costs of hip and knee arthroplasty. The objective of this study was to assess if members of the Argentinian Hip and Knee Association (ACARO) are influenced by such risk factors when planning surgery.

Methods: In 2022, a survey was distributed as an electronically based questionnaire to 370 members of the ACARO.

[Translated article] Pericapsular nerves block (PENG) is an effective and safe alternative for postoperative pain management after primary total hip arthroplasty: A randomised clinical trial.

Background: Postoperative pain after total hip arthroplasty can affect postoperative rehabilitation and delay hospital discharge. The objective of this study is to compare pericapsular nerves group (PENG) block with pericapsular infiltration (PAI) and plexus nerve block (PNB) for postoperative pain management, response to physical therapy, opioid consumption, and length of hospital stay after a primary total hip arthroplasty.

Methods: Randomised clinical trial of parallel and blinded groups was performed.

Pericapsular nerves block (PENG) is an effective and safe alternative for postoperative pain management after primary total hip arthroplasty: A randomized clinical trial.

Background: Postoperative pain after total hip arthroplasty can affect postoperative rehabilitation and delay hospital discharge. The objective of this study is to compare pericapsular nerves group (PENG) block with pericapsular infiltration (PAI) and plexus nerve block (PNB) for postoperative pain management, response to physical therapy, opioid consumption, and length of hospital stay after a primary total hip arthroplasty.

Methods: Randomized clinical trial of parallel and blinded groups was performed.

[Lumbar plexus nerve block provides better analgesic management than periarticular infiltration in primary total hip arthroplasty. Comparative, prospective, and single-blind clinical trial].

Introduction: joint replacement is a highly effective intervention that significantly improves the patient's quality of life, relieves symptoms, restores joint function, and improves mobility and independence. The optimal pain control after total hip replacement has become an important goal of postoperative management. The purpose of this paper is to compare periarticular infiltration (PAI) and lumbar plexus nerve block (LPNB) for the management of post-operative pain in primary total hip arthroplasty because we believe that LPNB provides better analgesic management and lower opioid consumption.

[Continuous vs. intermitent intravenous analgesia for primary total knee replacement: analysis of the quality of the pain control, hospital stay and costs].

Background: The International Association for the Study of Pain (IASP) defines pain as an unpleasant sensory and emotional experience associated with actual or potential tissue damage. Total knee arthroplasty is one of the orthopedic surgeries that manifests more pain in the first 24-48 hours, needing a multimodal analgesic therapy. The objective of this work is to compare two different intravenous analgesic modes applied to patients undergoing a primary total knee arthroplasty, analyzing the quality of pain control, hospital stay and costs.