Current methods of perioperative analgesia for arthroscopic anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction: a literature review

Abstract

Arthroscopic knee joint surgery is becoming routine in modern orthopedics. Its advantages include minimal invasiveness, lower infection risk, and early rehabilitation. Despite the minimized surgical trauma, the postoperative period after some arthroscopic operations involving cruciate ligament surgery occurs with relatively severe pain syndrome. This warrants the search for novel pain relief methods for patients that meet all modern trends. This review presents data from randomized clinical studies and meta-analyses on the use of various anesthesias in arthroscopic cruciate ligament repair and discusses methods of prolonged postoperative analgesia. The limited number of studies on this issue and lack of systematic recommendations require prospective studies.