TY - JOUR AU - da Rocha Macedo, Rafael AU - de Souza Ferreira, Aleksandro AU - Morais de Oliveira Silva, Ícaro AU - Lamartine Nogueira Duarte, Matheus AU - Gave Lima, Ricardo Luiz AU - Finizola, Elzir AU - Asaumi, Inácio Diogo AU - Miller Reis Rodrigues, Luciano AU - Yukio Ikemoto, Roberto PY - 2022/08/31 Y2 - 2024/03/29 TI - Transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation reduces acute pain, and the use of analgesics after ankle fracture surgery JF - Journal of the Foot & Ankle JA - J Foot Ankle VL - 16 IS - 2 SE - Original Article DO - 10.30795/jfootankle.2022.v16.1632 UR - https://jfootankle.com/JournalFootAnkle/article/view/1632 SP - 146-152 AB - <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> ER -