38
Participants
Start Date
October 31, 2013
Primary Completion Date
July 31, 2015
Study Completion Date
August 31, 2015
(Bupivacaine Liposome Injectable Suspension)
Instead of injecting the standard joint injection for a case of total knee arthroplasty, Exparel-lipsomal bupivacaine will be administered at the end of the surgery.
Standard Preparation
A standard joint injection of 100ml (Clonidine 80 mcg, Epinephrine 0.5mg, Ketorolac 30mg, Ropivacaine 246.25mg, and Sodium Chloride 0.9% 48.45 ml) will be injected into the soft tissues around the joint after surgery.
UC Irvine Medical Center, Orange
University of California, Irvine
OTHER