Yoshiya S, Kurosaka M, Hirohata K, Andrish J T
Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Kobe University School of Medicine, Japan.
Arthroscopy. 1988;4(2):86-9. doi: 10.1016/s0749-8063(88)80070-7.
The purpose of this study was to examine the effectiveness and safety of local anesthetics (a mixture of lidocaine and bupivacaine) in knee arthroscopy. Local anesthetic agents were shown to be effective and safe, based on chart review and measurement of blood levels of the anesthetic drugs.
