Intra-articular Local Anesthetic Injection and Hematoma Aspiration

• Status: Terminated
• Trial end date: 2018-05-03
• Target enrollment: 0
• Participant gender: All

Summary

The primary objective of this study is to determine whether a patient with a tibial plateau fracture (non-displaced, displaced, or depression type) will have decreased pain and narcotic analgesia requirements following an intra-articular injection of local anesthetic and aspiration of the knee.

• Phase: Phase 4
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers?: No

Details

• Lead Sponsor: Loyola University
• Treatments: Bupivacaine; Epinephrine; Epinephryl borate; Racepinephrine

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

• Patients with isolated tibial plateau fractures aged 18 years and older

• Patients with tibial plateau fractures and associated soft tissue complaints about the knee, not associated with a fracture outside of the tibial plateau

• Patients with bilateral tibial plateau fractures and no other noted fractures

Exclusion Criteria:

• Any patient that does not wish to participate in the study or is unable to give consent at the initial encounter

• Patients under 18 years old

• Pregnant patients

• Patients who are unable to understand the study procedures

• Incarcerated patients

• History of allergic reaction to local anesthetics

• Emergent conditions requiring operations or airway protection

• Polytrauma patients

• Patients presenting for care greater than 24 hours following their injury.