Orthopedic & Muscular System: Current Research
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Mohammad Javad Zehtab

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• Research Article
  Effectiveness of Celecoxib and Acetaminophen after Anterior Crutiate Ligament Reconstruction
  
  Author(s): Babak Siavashi1, Reza Bahador and Mohammad Javad Zehtab Babak Siavashi1, Reza Bahador and Mohammad Javad Zehtab
  
  Aim: To evaluate the analgesic efficacy of administering Celecoxib as a component of multimodal analgesia for patients undergoing anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction surgery. Methods: We conducted a randomized double blind placebo controlled clinical trial and included all 90 patients who were going to treated with ACL reconstruction in Sina Hospital during 2009-2010. After obtaining written informed consent, we administered Celecoxib 400 mg and Acetaminophen 750 mg 1-2 hours preoperatively to one group (43 patients) and placebo and the same dosage of acetaminophen to the second (47 patients). Postoperatively, all patients received Acetaminophen 750 mg every 6 hours in addition to Celecoxib 200 mg every 12 hours for case group or placebo for controls. This analgesic regimen continued for duration of 2 weeks in which all patients participat.. View More»
  DOI: 10.4172/2161-0533.1000104

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