
Only modest benefit of LIA in immediate postoperative period, when added to FSNB in TKA

Only modest benefit of LIA in immediate postoperative period, when added to FSNB in TKA
Local infiltration analgesia adds no clinical benefit in pain control to peripheral nerve blocks after total knee arthroplasty
Knee Surg Sports Traumatol Arthrosc. 2016 Oct;24(10):3299-3305Did you know you're eligible to earn 0.5 CME credits for reading this report? Click Here
Synopsis
101 patients scheduled for total knee arthroplasty due to osteoarthritis were randomized to combined femoral and sciatic nerve block with or without the addition of local infiltration analgesia as part of the multimodal postoperative analgesia regimen. Patients were assessed for pain scores and rescue analgesia consumption over 72 hours postoperatively, as well for knee range of motion and Knee So...
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