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Adductor Canal Nerve Block Vs Intra-Articular Anesthetic For Knee Arthroscopy

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May 2024

Adductor Canal Nerve Block Vs Intra-Articular Anesthetic For Knee Arthroscopy

Vol: 306| Issue: 5| Number:119| ISSN#: 2564-2537
Study Type:Therapy
OE Level Evidence:1
Journal Level of Evidence:1

Adductor Canal Nerve Block versus Intra-articular Anesthetic in Knee Arthroscopy: A Single-Blinded Prospective Randomized Trial.

J Knee Surg . 2024 Feb;37(3):220-226.

Contributing Authors:
M Perry R LeDuc S Stakenas A Wozniak A Francois D Evans

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Synopsis

283 patients undergoing knee arthroscopy were randomized to receive either an adductor canal nerve block (ACB; n=142) or an intra-articular injection of local anesthetic (IAB; n=141). Outcomes of interest were postoperative pain control, measured using the visual analog scale (VAS), total narcotic consumption at 12, 24, and 48 hours postoperatively, the incidence of ibuprofen use, and the incidenc...

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