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2019 Mar


Bone Joint J


101-B


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A prospective randomized open-label study of single injection versus continuous adductor canal block for postoperative analgesia after total knee arthroplasty.

Authors

Elkassabany NM, Cai LF, Badiola I, Kase B, Liu J, Hughes C, Israelite CL, Nelson CL
Bone Joint J. 2019 Mar; 101-B(3):340-347.
PMID: 30813800.

Abstract

Adductor canal block (ACB) has emerged as an alternative to femoral nerve block (FNB) for analgesia after total knee arthroplasty (TKA). The optimal duration of maintenance of the ACB is still questionable. The purpose of this study was to compare the analgesic benefits and physiotherapy (PT) outcomes of single-shot ACB to two different regimens of infusion of the continuous ACB, 24-hour and 48-hour infusion.