Comparison of intraarticular bupivacaine and levobupivacaine injection in rat synovial inflammation
Author(s) -
Bekir Suat Kürkçüoğlu,
Melehat Dönmez,
Seher Altınel,
Seda Banu Akıncı,
Fatma Sarıcaoğlu,
Ülkü Aypar
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
turkish journal of medical sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.277
H-Index - 27
eISSN - 1303-6165
pISSN - 1300-0144
DOI - 10.3906/sag-1302-32
Subject(s) - medicine , levobupivacaine , bupivacaine , inflammation , anesthesia , edema , fibrosis , infiltration (hvac) , cartilage , osteoarthritis , arthritis , surgery , pathology , anatomy , physics , alternative medicine , thermodynamics
Both bupivacaine and levobupivacaine are local anesthetics with strong analgesic efficacy that can be used intraarticularly. The aim of this study was to compare the effects of intraarticular bupivacaine and levobupivacaine injection on inflammation in articular cartilage and the synovium of the rat knee joint.
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