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Interspace Between The Popliteal Artery & Capsule Of The Posterior Knee Block For Recovery Post TKA

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June 2025

Interspace Between The Popliteal Artery & Capsule Of The Posterior Knee Block For Recovery Post TKA

Vol: 307| Issue: 6| Number:47| ISSN#: 2564-2537
Study Type:Therapy
OE Level Evidence:1
Journal Level of Evidence:1

Integrating IPACK (Interspace between the Popliteal Artery and Capsule of the Posterior Knee) Block in an Enhanced Recovery after Surgery Pathway for Total Knee Arthroplasty-A Prospective Triple-Blinded Randomized Controlled Trial.

J Knee Surg. 2023 Oct;36(12):1289-1296.

Contributing Authors:
PP Bh S Jinadu O Okunlola H Darkzali HM Lin YH Lai

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Synopsis

Ninety-two patients undergoing unilateral total knee arthroplasty were randomized to receive an interspace between the popliteal artery and capsule of the posterior knee (IPACK) block (n=46) or no IPACK block (n=46) as part of a comprehensive enhanced recovery after surgery (ERAS) protocol that included a primary spinal anesthetic, adductor canal block (ACB), and periarticular joint infiltration (...

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