Review Article

Perioperative and Postoperative Pain Management in Patients Undergoing the Method of Fast-Track Total Knee Arthroplasty

Iliana Kalogeropoulou

• Postgraduate course “Metabolic Bone Diseases”, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Greece

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Keywords: Fast-track total knee arthroplasty, Perioperative pain management, Postoperative pain management, Rehabilitation

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Abstract

Fast-track total knee arthroplasty (FT-TKA) is a procedure that depends on early rehabilitation and mobilization, reducing hospital stay. It improves clinical and functional outcomes and demands a new analgesic program for early patient recovery and mobilization. The success of this procedure depends on proper surgical planning, education, and advising of patients. The patient is educated and becomes more responsible during recovery because of the perioperative procedure. The purpose of this article is to present recommendations for the perioperative and postoperative analgesia in Fast-Track total knee arthroplasty in order to create an analgesic protocol for the patient and improve his recovery.

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