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The use of bupivacaine to relieve pain at iliac graft donor sites

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We report a prospective study to test the hypothesis that infiltrating the wound with bupivacaine during operations for the removal of iliac bone grafts will lead to a significant reduction of pain. Pain was assessed by a visual analogue scale applied at regular intervals. Bupivacaine infiltration appears to reduce pain for 24 hours, but only to a significant degree during the first 4 hours after operation.

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Nous présentons une étude prospective destinée à montrer si l'infiltration per-opératoire de Bupivacaïne, au cours des prises de greffe iliaque, réduit significativement l'intensité de la douleur. Celle-ci a été appréciée, à intervalles réguliers, à l'aide d'une échelle visuelle analogique. L'infiltration de Bupivacaïne paraît réduire la douleur pendant les vingt-quatre heures qui suivent l'opération, mais ceci n'est significatif que durant les quatre premières heures.

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Todd, B.D., Reed, S.C. The use of bupivacaine to relieve pain at iliac graft donor sites. International Orthopaedics 15, 53–55 (1991). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00210535

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