Pain and Functional Improvement Effects of Methylene Blue Injection on the Soft Tissue Around Fusion Site after Traumatic Thoracolumbar Fixation: A Double-Blind, Randomized Placebo-Controlled Study

Many people have permanent functional impairment and pain after spinal fractures. Despite progress in surgical techniques, some patients still suffer from postoperative pain [1]. This leads to a low QOL due to pain, disability and loss of work productivity, prolonged hospital stays and increased health care costs while postoperative pain relief provides benefits such as earlier mobilization, shorter hospital stay, reduced hospital costs, and morbidity reduction [2,3]. Although several methods have been introduced for postoperative pain control in spinal surgeries, this problem remains noteworthy [4 –12].

Source: Clinical Neurology and Neurosurgery - August 20, 2016 Category: Neurosurgery Authors: Majid Reza Farrokhi, Hamed Yazdanpanah, Mehrnaz Gholami, Farnaz Farrokhi, Amir Reza Mesbahi Source Type: research