Postoperative Analgesia with Saphenous Block Appears Equivalent to Femoral Nerve Block in ACL Reconstruction.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Adequate pain control following anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction (ACL) often requires regional nerve block. The femoral nerve block (FNB) has been traditionally employed. Ultrasound application to regional nerve blocks allows for the use of alternatives such as the saphenous nerve block following ACL reconstruction.

Questions/purposes

This study evaluated postoperative analgesia provided by the subsartorial saphenous nerve block (SSNB) compared to that provided by the traditional FNB for patients undergoing ACL reconstruction with patellar tendon (bone-tendon-bone (BTB)) autografts.

Methods

A randomized, blinded, controlled clinical trial was conducted using 80 ASA I-III patients, ages 16-65, undergoing ACL reconstruction with BTB. The individuals

SUBMITTER: Chisholm MF 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4171445 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature