TABLE 2.

Opioid Consumption and Pain Scores During the Perioperative Period^a

	Control Group (n = 21)	IA Group (n = 22)	P
Opioid use, mEq
Intraoperative	50 (48-72)	61 (52-69)	.32
Postsurgical recovery	40 (28-60)	23 (16-38)	.02
Perioperative painb
Preoperative	0 (0-3)	2 (0-3)	.43
Entering postsurgical care unit	6 (2-8)	5 (2-7)	.71
1 hour postsurgery	5 (4-6)	4 (4-7)	.25

^aData are presented as median (interquartile range). IA, intra-articular.

^bMeasured using visual analog scale score (range, 0-10).