Effectiveness of Intraoperative Exparel for Postoperative Pain Control in Total Knee Arthroplasty
Osteoarthritis, Total Knee Arthroplasty, Pain Management
About this trial
This is an interventional treatment trial for Osteoarthritis focused on measuring Total Knee Arthroplasty, Total Knee Replacement, Exparel, Liposomal Bupivacaine, Ropivacaine, Postoperative Pain Management
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
- Patient undergoing Total Knee Arthroplasty with Dr. J.H. DeClaire
- 18 years of age or older
- Primary diagnosis of osteoarthritis of the knee
- Opioid naïve patient (according to FDA guidelines)
Exclusion Criteria:
- Prior knee replacement
- Prior use of narcotics for chronic pain management
- Inflammatory arthritis (Rheumatoid arthritis, Lupus, etc.)
- Unicompartmental knee replacement
- Bilateral Total Knee Arthroplasty
- Opioid Tolerant as defined by the FDA: Patients who are taking, for one week or longer, at least:
> 60 mg oral morphine/day > 25μg transdermal fentanyl/hour > 30 mg oral oxycodone/day > 8 mg oral hydromorphone/day > 25 mg oral oxymorphone/day
Sites / Locations
Arms of the Study
Arm 1
Arm 2
Active Comparator
Experimental
Pain Cocktail with Ropivacaine
Pain Cocktail with Exparel
patients given the standard intra-articular "pain cocktail" injection, consisting of ropivacaine, ketorolac, morphine, and epinephrine mixed with saline into a 100cc preparation. given in one single dose
patients given a similar intra-articular injection consisting of bupivacaine, ketorolac, morphine, and epinephrine mixed with saline into a 80cc preparation as well as an injection of Exparel, 20cc of 1.3% Exparel, to total 100cc. given in one single dose