@article{da Rocha Macedo_de Souza Ferreira_Morais de Oliveira Silva_Lamartine Nogueira Duarte_Gave Lima_Finizola_Asaumi_Miller Reis Rodrigues_Yukio Ikemoto_2022, title={Transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation reduces acute pain, and the use of analgesics after ankle fracture surgery}, volume={16}, url={https://jfootankle.com/JournalFootAnkle/article/view/1632}, DOI={10.30795/jfootankle.2022.v16.1632}, abstractNote={<p><strong>Objective:</strong> To evaluate the applicability of transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS) as a complementary treatment method to non-opioid analgesics for acute postoperative pain in patients undergoing surgical treatment due to ankle fractures. <strong>Methods:</strong> A prospective, randomized, analytical, cross-sectional study performed after ankle fracture surgery. Two groups were randomized as follows: group 1 (Intervention) received TENS and non-opioid analgesic (dipyrone), and group 2 (Control) received non-opioid analgesic (dipyrone). <strong>Results:</strong> This study demonstrated that TENS in patients undergoing surgical treatment of ankle fractures reduces the use of rescue opioids significantly to control postoperative pain. <strong>Conclusion:</strong> TENS devices may be another safe option to control postoperative pain and reduce the use of opioids, avoiding adverse effects from this class of analgesic. <em><strong>Level of Evidence II; Therapeutic Studies; Prospective Comparative Study.</strong></em></p>}, number={2}, journal={Journal of the Foot & Ankle}, author={da Rocha Macedo, Rafael and de Souza Ferreira, Aleksandro and Morais de Oliveira Silva, Ícaro and Lamartine Nogueira Duarte, Matheus and Gave Lima, Ricardo Luiz and Finizola, Elzir and Asaumi, Inácio Diogo and Miller Reis Rodrigues, Luciano and Yukio Ikemoto, Roberto}, year={2022}, month={Aug.}, pages={146–152} }