Effect of adductor canal block versus femoral nerve block on quadriceps strength, mobilization, and pain after total knee arthroplasty: A randomized, blinded study

Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 3-10

  Grevstad, Ulrik ^a   Mathiesen, Ole ^b   Valentiner, Laura Staun ^a   Jaeger, Pia ^c   Hilsted, Karen Lisa ^c   Dahl, Jørgen B ^c  

^a GENTOFTE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^b Mental Health Center Glostrup   (Denmark)

^c University of Copenhagen   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; CELECOXIB; GABAPENTIN; IBUPROFEN; MORPHINE; PARACETAMOL; PLACEBO; ROPIVACAINE; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ADDUCTOR CANAL BLOCK; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; COLD SENSATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FEMORAL NERVE; HUMAN; KNEE FUNCTION; MALE; MOBILIZATION; MUSCLE ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; MUSCLE STRENGTH; NERVE BLOCK; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PAIN; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PERIPHERAL NERVE; POSTOPERATIVE ANALGESIA; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROCEDURES; QUADRICEPS FEMORIS MUSCLE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SAPHENOUS NERVE; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TIMED UP AND GO TEST; TOTAL KNEE REPLACEMENT; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

EID: 84964211584     PISSN: 10987339     EISSN: 15328651     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/AAP.0000000000000169     Document Type: Article

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