Is continuous adductor canal block better than continuous femoral nerve block after total knee arthroplasty? Effect on ambulation ability, early functional recovery and pain control: A randomized controlled trial

Journal of Arthroplasty

Volumn 29, Issue 11, 2014, Pages 2224-2229

  Shah, Nilen A ^a   Jain, Nimesh P ^a,b  

^a BOMBAY HOSPITAL   (India)

^b Seoul National University Bundang Hospital   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Adductor canal block; Ambulation ability; Analgesia; Femoral nerve block; Total knee arthroplasty

Indexed keywords

LOCAL ANESTHETIC AGENT; OPIATE; ROPIVACAINE; TRAMADOL; NARCOTIC ANALGESIC AGENT;

AGED; ARTICLE; BREAKTHROUGH PAIN; CONTINUOUS ADDUCTOR CANAL BLOCK; CONTINUOUS FEMORAL NERVE BLOCK; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LENGTH OF STAY; LOADING DRUG DOSE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOBILIZATION; MUSCLE STRENGTH; NERVE BLOCK; PAIN ASSESSMENT; POSTOPERATIVE ANALGESIA; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; QUADRICEPS FEMORIS MUSCLE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REPEATED DRUG DOSE; RISK REDUCTION; TOTAL KNEE REPLACEMENT; WALKING; ANALGESIA; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONVALESCENCE; DRUG EFFECTS; FEMORAL NERVE; INNERVATION; KNEE ARTHROPLASTY; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PAIN, POSTOPERATIVE; PERIPHERAL NERVE; PROCEDURES; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AGED; ANALGESICS, OPIOID; ARTHROPLASTY, REPLACEMENT, KNEE; FEMALE; FEMORAL NERVE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE STRENGTH; NERVE BLOCK; PAIN MANAGEMENT; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PAIN, POSTOPERATIVE; PERIPHERAL NERVES; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUADRICEPS MUSCLE; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WALKING;

EID: 84908272471     PISSN: 08835403     EISSN: 15328406     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.arth.2014.06.010     Document Type: Article

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