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Epidural after surgical release for arthrofibrosis

   by Dr Frank R Noyes - 18 - August - 2006

Dr Ben Graff, University of Wisconsin, wrote a paper, oh it’s been maybe 6 or 7 years ago, where he showed that if he didn’t use the epidural after surgical release approximately 30-40% of the patients reverted.

That’s what we’ve been saying for many many years. When you do surgery for arthrofibrosis the knee is now inflamed, it’s painful. You need to have a very gentle re-establishment of the range of motion using an epidural.
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