Efficacy of pre-emptive use of cyclooxyenase-2 inhibitors for total knee arthroplasty: a mini-review

Abstract Total knee arthroplasty (TKA) is regarded as the most effective surgery for patients with later-stage arthritis of the knee, but the postoperative pain management for functional improvement of the knew is still a challenging task. This review discusses the mechanism by which the selective c...

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Main Authors: Jianda Xu, Huan Li, Chong Zheng, Bin Wang, Pengfei Shen, Zikang Xie, Yuxing Qu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-11-01
Series:Arthroplasty
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s42836-019-0015-3