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Analgesic Efficacy of Genicular Nerve Block plus iPACK After TKA

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April 2024

Analgesic Efficacy of Genicular Nerve Block plus iPACK After TKA

Vol: 306| Issue: 4| Number:3| ISSN#: 2564-2537
Study Type:Therapy
OE Level Evidence:1
Journal Level of Evidence:1

Comparison of Analgesic Efficacies of the iPACK (Interspace Between the Popliteal Artery and Capsule of the Posterior Knee) and Genicular Nerve Blocks Used in Combination With the Continuous Adductor Canal Block After Total Knee Arthroplasty: A Randomized

J Arthroplasty . 2023 Sep;38(9):1734-1741.e2.

Contributing Authors:
W Kampitak W Kertkiatkachorn S Ngarmukos A Tanavalee C Tanavalee C Tangkittithaworn

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Synopsis

132 patients between the ages of 50 and 80 years undergoing primary, unilateral total knee arthroplasty (TKA) were included in this single-center, 3-arm, triple blinded trial. Patients were randomized to receive either an interspace between the popliteal artery and capsule of the posterior knee block (iPACK; n=44), genicular nerve block (GNB; n=44) or a combination of the two (iPACK+GNB; n=44) alo...

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