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After ACL Surgery, How Do Surgeons Control The Pain? - Dr. Matava (VIDEO)

By Dr. Matthew Matava Expert July 7, 2009 - 4:37pm
 
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Dr. Matava describes how a patient's pain is managed after anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) surgery.

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Dr. Matava:

All patients are given narcotic pain medications after the surgery. A lot of surgeons like to use a nerve block, either pre-operatively or post-operatively, where the leg is made numb for anywhere from 12 to 24 hours in order to get over that initial hump of pain, but then the use of narcotic pain pills dwindles such that most people do not require any more medications over the first two to three weeks.

About Dr. Matava, M.D.:
Dr. Matthew J. Matava, M.D., is an associate professor and orthopedic surgeon at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis. Specializing in sports medicine, his clinical areas of interest include ligament injuries of the knee, athletic injuries of the shoulder and elbow, and pediatric orthopedic knee disorders.

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