High-volume infiltration analgesia in bilateral hip arthroplasty

Abstract

Pain scores were low and similar between ropivacaine and saline administration. Median hospital stay was 4 (range 2-7) days. Interpretation Intraoperative high-volume infiltration with 0.2% ropivacaine with repeated intraarticular injections postoperatively may not give a clinically relevant analgesic effect in THA when combined with a multimodal oral analgesic regimen with gabapentin, celecoxib, and acetaminophen.