Comparison of Ropivacaine and Bupivacaine Toxicity in Human Articular Chondrocytes

Background It has been shown that bupivacaine, the most commonly used local anesthetic for postoperative intra-articular use, is cytotoxic to bovine articular chondrocytes in vitro. Ropivacaine is as effective as bupivacaine for intra-articular analgesia and has less systemic toxicity. We compared t...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Journal of bone and joint surgery. American volume 2008, Vol.90 (5), p.986-991
Hauptverfasser:	Piper, Samantha L., BA, Kim, Hubert T., MD, PhD
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Orthopedics
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