The purpose of this study is to determine if changing the type of anesthesia improves the outcomes of manipulation and pain control after the procedure. The study will compare a spinal anesthesia with a general anesthesia, to see if there is a better outcome from either anesthesia type.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Enrollment
128
Administration of spinal anesthesia for knee manipulation.
Administration of general anesthesia for knee manipulation.
Patients undergoing general anesthesia will receive an induction dose of propofol that will be titrated to effect, and airway support as needed until the patient is appropriately anesthetized for the procedure as determined by the anesthesia and surgical care teams.
Change in degrees of motion of the affected knee
Time frame: At time of procedure completion
Change in pain
Participants will be asked to rate pain on a scale of 0-10 with 0 being no pain and 10 being the worst possible pain.
Time frame: Baseline, 24 hours, 48 hours, 72 hours post-procedure
Opioid use in PACU
Time frame: Day 3
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Patients undergoing spinal anesthesia will receive a spinal injection under standard aseptic technique, with 45mg chloroprocaine.