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Comparison of Pre- vs Postoperative Adductor Canal Block in Total Knee Arthroplasty

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June 2025

Comparison of Pre- vs Postoperative Adductor Canal Block in Total Knee Arthroplasty

Vol: 307| Issue: 6| Number:2| ISSN#: 2564-2537
Study Type:Therapy
OE Level Evidence:1
Journal Level of Evidence:1

Comparison of Adductor Canal Block Before Versus After Total Knee Arthroplasty in Terms of Pain, Stress, and Functional Outcomes: A Double-Blinded Randomized Controlled Trial.

J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2025 Apr 16;107(8):796-804.

Contributing Authors:
Q Wang J Hu C Chen T Ma J Yang P Kang

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Synopsis

One hundred patients undergoing primary unilateral TKA were randomized to receive an adductor canal block (ACB) either 30 minutes before general anesthesia (n=50) or postoperatively in the post-anesthesia care unit (n=50). All patients also received periarticular local infiltration analgesia. The primary outcome was postoperative morphine consumption as rescue analgesia within 24 hours and during ...

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