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Comparison of Peripheral Nerve Blocks Following Total Knee Arthroplasty

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November 2021

Comparison of Peripheral Nerve Blocks Following Total Knee Arthroplasty

Vol: 135| Issue: 1| Number:1| ISSN#: 2564-2537
Study Type:Therapy
OE Level Evidence:1
Journal Level of Evidence:1

Comparison of 2 Peripheral Nerve Blocks Techniques for Functional Recovery and Postoperative Pain Management After Total Knee Arthroplasty: A Prospective, Double-Blinded, Randomized Trial

Med Sci Monit . 2021 Oct 11;27:e932848.

Contributing Authors:
Jaremko Inna Lukaševič Karina Tarasevičius Šarūnas Zeniauskas Linas Macas Andrius Gelmanas Arūnas

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Synopsis

Eighty patients undergoing total knee arthroplasty were randomized to receive a combined distal femoral triangle (FT) and distal adductor canal block (ACB) (n=40) or femoral nerve block (FNB) (n=40). The outcomes of interest were postoperative motor function as measured by the Bromage scale, postoperative pain, satisfaction and opioid consumption. The FT+ACB group demonstrated significantly better...

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