Continuous femoral nerve block is more effective than continuous adductor canal block for treating pain after total knee arthroplasty: A randomized, double-blind, controlled trial.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Previous studies comparing adductor canal block (ACB) with femoral nerve block (FNB) are inconclusive with regard to patient-controlled analgesia (PCA) induced by opioids. Moreover, some postoperative pain severity results differ between previous randomized controlled trials (RCTs). The primary aim of the current study was to compare total intravenous morphine consumption administered via PCA during the first postoperative day in continuous FNB and ACB groups after total knee arthroplasty (TKA). Secondary aims included evaluation of postoperative pain via a visual analog scale, degree of knee extension, quadriceps muscle strength, and ability to sit, stand upright, and walk.

Methods

The study was a RCT. Inclusion criteria were presence of gonarthrosis, age >18 and

SUBMITTER: Borys M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6775428 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature