Seminars in Arthroplasty
Volume 19, Issue 3 , Pages 226-230 , September 2008

Pain Management After Total Joint Arthroplasty

  • Nitin Goyal, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, Philadelphia, PA, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress reprint requests to Nitin Goyal, MD, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, 1015 Walnut Street, Suite 801 Curtis Building, Philadelphia, PA 19107
    • ,
  • Amar Parikh, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Anesthesia, Critical Care, and Pain Medicine, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA, USA
    • ,
  • Matt Austin, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, Philadelphia, PA, USA
    • The Rothman Institute, Philadelphia, PA, USA

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doi: 10.1053/j.sart.2008.08.002

Seminars in Arthroplasty
Volume 19, Issue 3 , Pages 226-230 , September 2008

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