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Adductor canal block offers improved quadriceps strength, similar analgesia to FNB in ACLR
September 2016
Adductor canal block offers improved quadriceps strength, similar analgesia to FNB in ACLR
Study Type:Therapy
OE Level Evidence:2
Journal Level of Evidence:N/A
Adductor Canal Block Provides Noninferior Analgesia and Superior Quadriceps Strength Compared with Femoral Nerve Block in Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction
Anesthesiology. 2016 May;124(5):1053-64Did you know you're eligible to earn 0.5 CME credits for reading this report? Click Here
Synopsis
100 patients scheduled for arthroscopic anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction were randomized to receive regional anaesthesia pre-operatively through either an adductor canal block (ACB) or femoral nerve block (FNB). The purpose of this study was to determine if ACB demonstrated noninferior analgesic efficacy to FNB, and concurrent superior results to FNB with respect to post-block, preoperati...
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