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Femoral Vs Sciatic Nerve Block After Medial Open Wedge High Tibial Osteotomy

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August 2024

Femoral Vs Sciatic Nerve Block After Medial Open Wedge High Tibial Osteotomy

Vol: 306| Issue: 8| Number:13| ISSN#: 2564-2537
Study Type:Therapy
OE Level Evidence:1
Journal Level of Evidence:1

Femoral vs sciatic nerve block to provide analgesia after medial open wedge high tibial osteotomy in the setting of multimodal analgesia: A randomized, controlled, single-blinded trial.

J Clin Anesth . 2024 May:93:111355.

Contributing Authors:
C Kull R Martin JB Rossel A Nguyen E Albrecht

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Synopsis

Fifty patients undergoing medial open wedge high tibial osteotomy were randomized to receive either a femoral nerve block (n=24) or a sciatic nerve block (n=22). The primary outcome of interest was intravenous morphine consumption at 24 hours postoperatively. Secondary outcomes included rest and dynamic pain scores at 2, 24, and 48 hours postoperatively, as well as functional outcomes at 6 months....

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