Adductor canal block offers improved quadriceps strength, similar analgesia to FNB in ACLR

Anesthesiology. 2016 May;124(5):1053-64

Similar efficacy noted between adductor canal and femoral nerve blocks in TKA

J Anesth. 2016 Oct;30(5):745-54

AAOS2017: Adductor canal block an effective alternative to FNB in ACL reconstruction

AAOS 2016: Adductor canal vs. femoral nerve block for pain and muscle strength after TKA

PAI - with and without ACB - more effective than ACB alone for analgesia in total knee arthroplasty

J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2018 Jul 5;100(13):1141-1146. doi: 10.2106/JBJS.17.01177

Effects of continuous vs. single-shot adductor canal block on pain and function after TKA

J Arthroplasty. 2015 Aug;30(8):1476-81.

Greater 24-hr analgesic efficacy of intermittent vs. continuous ACB in ACL reconstruction

Acta Anaesthesiol Scand. 2016 Nov;60(10):1379-1385

Similar pain scores, lower morphine consumption within 4-hrs with ACB vs. FNB in ACL reoncstruction

Am J Sports Med. 2019 Feb;47(2):355-363. doi: 10.1177/0363546518815874

AAOS2017: Adductor canal block versus combined spinal-epidural in total knee arthroplasty

The effect of an adductor canal block on pain following total knee arthroplasty

Br J Anaesth. 2014 May;112(5):912-9

ISAKOS2017: Comparison of analgesic efficacy between FNB and ACB in ACL reconstruction

AAOS2018: No difference in analgesic efficacy of single-shot versus continuous ACB in TKA

Femoral nerve block vs adductor canal block for analgesia and motor function after TKA

Int Orthop. 2015 Apr;39(4):673-80.

Continuous adductor canal block with LIA provides better pain relief than LIA alone in UKA patients

BMC Anesthesiol. 2019; 19: 114.

Meta-analysis of adductor canal versus continuous femoral nerve block in TKA

Int J Surg. 2016 Jul;31:17-24

Continuous adductor canal block vs intraarticular infiltration in total knee arthroplasty

J Arthroplasty. 2016 Sep;31(9 Suppl):298-301

AAOS2017: ACB versus FNB in simultaneous bilateral total knee arthroplasty

AAOS 2015: Adductor canal vs femoral nerve blocks with periarticular bupivacaine in TKA

Addition of local infiltration analgesia versus placebo to ACB in total knee arthroplasty

Knee Surg Relat Res. 2018 Jun 1;30(2):133-141

Time to anaesthesia similar between proximal & distal adductor canal block insertion sites

J Ultrasound Med. 2014 Sep;33(9):1653-62