Minimally Invasive Periarticular Injections Of Local Anesthetic Provides Prolonged Analgesia In A Rodent Osteoarthritis Model

Authors
Devika Kishnan, Joseph Walker, and Lakshmi Nair


Lab
Connecticut Convergence Institute Health, USA

Journal
The Journal of Pain

Abstract
Osteoarthritis (OA) is estimated to affect about 32.5 million US adults. Currently, OA pain medications include anti-inflammatory drugs, gabapentinoids or opioids in spite of their serious side-effects such as gastrointestinal problems and addiction. Local anesthetics (LA) are non-addictive, however, has short duration of action. Here, we studied the efficacy of periarticular vs intraarticular administration of LA to provide prolonged anesthetic/analgesic effect using an OA rodent model.

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