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Acta Orthopaedica Volume 86, 2015 - Issue 6
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Original Articles

Perioperative local infiltration anesthesia with ropivacaine has no effect on postoperative pain after total hip arthroplasty

A randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial with 116 patients

Janne Kristin HofstadOrthopedic Research Center, Department of Orthopaedic SurgeryCorrespondence[email protected]
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Siri B WintherOrthopedic Research Center, Department of Orthopaedic SurgeryCorrespondence[email protected]
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Torbjørn RianDepartment of Anesthesiology, Trondheim University Hospital, Trondheim, NorwayCorrespondence[email protected]
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Olav A FossOrthopedic Research Center, Department of Orthopaedic SurgeryCorrespondence[email protected]
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Otto S HusbyOrthopedic Research Center, Department of Orthopaedic SurgeryCorrespondence[email protected]
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Tina S WikOrthopedic Research Center, Department of Orthopaedic SurgeryCorrespondence[email protected]
Pages 654-658 | Received 05 Mar 2015, Accepted 24 Mar 2015, Published online: 22 May 2015

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