How effective is periarticular drug infiltration in providing pain relief following Total Knee Replacement as compared to epidural analgesia?

ConclusionPericapsular injection of analgesic drugs in total knee arthroplasty provides better pain control and functional recovery than epidural analgesia in the early post-operative period, and can be the choice method for analgesia following total knee replacement.
Source: Journal of Arthroscopy and Joint Surgery - Category: Orthopaedics Source Type: research