Objective: To compare the post – operative analgesic effect of intra – articular magnesium sulfate and Bupivacaine with Tramadol and Bupivacaine after knee arthroscopic surgeries.
Study design: A single blind randomized clinical trial.
Inclusion criteria: Aged over 19 and under 65 years old; (ASA I-II).
Exclusion criteria: Biopsy or simple knee washing; chronic use of opium or tramadol.
Methods: 43 patients undergoing arthroscopic knee surgery divided into two groups of 21 patients of each .
The first intervention group (T): patients received 100 mg tramadol (50 mg / ml ampule, Tehran Chemie Pharmaceutical, Tehran, Iran) with 50 mg bupivacaine 0.25% (Bupivacaine-Milan 0.5%, Willy 20 Ml, Mylan, France) so that the final volume of solution is adjusted to 20 ml with normal saline and injected into the joint at the end of the surgery.
The second intervention group (M): patients received 2 g magnesium sulfate (magnesium sulfate 50%, 50 ml vial., Pasteur Institute of Iran, Tehran, Iran) with 0.5 mg bupivacaine (0.25%) as the final volume with saline solution will be 20 ml and injected at the end of the joint operation.
The pain scores (VAS) assessed before surgical procedure, in the recovery room and 24 hours after surgery.] The morphine IV, PCA pumps and total morphine consumption, any side effects, and the percentage of satisfaction with the quality of analgesia were compared between the groups.