Topical Lidocaine After Major Arthroscopic Knee Surgery

Topical Lidocaine Patch Does Not Have an Analgesic Effect After Major Arthroscopic Knee Surgery. A Double-blind Place-controlled Randomized Study

Pain after major arthroscopic surgery is dependent on an optimal multimodal analgesic treatment.

Lidocaine is well-known as analgesic treatment on skin and hypodermic veins. Since 1996 it has been documented that topical lidocaine has an analgesic effect 24 hours after surgical treatment.

The aim is to determine a possible reduction in pain after knee arthroscopy with topical lidocaine.

Inclusion Criteria:

• Patients who were planned for reconstruction of anterior crucial ligament, reconstruction of medial patellofemoral ligament and Elmslie-Trillat procedure for patella instability.
• Patients with synovectomies and menisci resection lasting more than 25 minutes.
• Patients > 18 years
• Acceptance of informed consent

Exclusion Criteria:

• Patients with rheumatoid arthritis
• Patients with a Body Mass index of > 35
• Patients who can not read and understand Danish
• Fertile women who does not use secure contraception