Table 1 Characteristics of the included 8 randomized controlled trials.

From: Analgesic effect and safety of single-dose intra-articular magnesium after arthroscopic surgery: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Study

Number

Dosage

Time

Type of operation

Type of anesthesia

Injection time

Bondok23

Mg: 30

500 mg (10 ml)

1, 2, 6, 8, 12, 18, 24 h

Arthroscopic knee meniscectomy

General

At the end of the surgery

Placebo: 30

(10 ml)

Elshamouby24

Mg: 27

1000 mg (20 ml)

1, 2, 4, 6, 8, 12, 24 h

Arthroscopic knee meniscectomy

General

At the end of the surgery

Placebo: 27

(20 ml)

B: 27

0.25% (20 ml)

Mg plus B: 27

1000 mg plus 0.25% (20 ml)

Farouk25

Mg plus B: 20

150 mg plus 0.25% (20 ml)

1, 2, 24 h

Arthroscopic knee meniscectomy

General

At the end of the surgery

B: 20

0.25% (20 ml)

Suhrita30

Mg plus B: 30

500 mg plus 0.25% (20 ml)

1, 2, 6, 10, 14, 18 h

Arthroscopic knee meniscectomy and ligament repair

General

At the end of the surgery

B: 30

0.25% (20 ml)

Koltka26

Mg: 30

500 mg (20 ml)

1, 2, 4, 12, 24, 48 h

Arthroscopic knee meniscectomy

General

At the end of the surgery

Placebo: 30

(20 ml)

LB: 30

0.5% (20 ml)

Radwan27

Mg: 20

800 mg (20 ml)

1, 2, 4, 6, 12, 24 h

Arthroscopic knee meniscectomy

General

At the end of the surgery

B: 20

0.5% (20 ml)

Saritas28

Mg: 30

100 mg/ml (10 ml)

1, 2, 6, 8, 12, 18, 24 h

Arthroscopic rotator cuff repair

General

At the end of the surgery

Placebo: 30

(10 ml)

Abdulatif29

Mg: 28

1000 mg (20 ml)

2, 4, 6, 12, 24 h

Arthroscopic ACL reconstruction

General

At the end of the surgery

Placebo: 27

(20 ml)

  1. Mg, magnesium sulphate; B, bupivacaine; M, morphine; LB, levobupivacaine; h, hour; ACL, anterior cruciate ligament.