Adductor canal block in total knee arthroplasty: a scoping review of the literature [PDF]
BJA OpenBackground: An adductor canal block is commonly used to reduce pain after total knee arthroplasty. Practice varies in terms of site of injection, local anaesthetic, and adjuncts used, with poor consensus in relation to the best approach.
Nikhil Agarwal +2 more
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Bone & Joint Open, 2021 Aims: Single-shot adductor canal block (ACB) after total knee arthroplasty (TKA) for postoperative analgesia is a common modality. Patients can experience breakthrough pain when the effect of ACB wears off.
Praharsha Mulpur +2 more
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Geriatric Orthopaedic Surgery and Rehabilitation, 2021 Introduction: Femoral Nerve Block (FNB) and Adductor Canal Block (ACB) methods, which are regional analgesic techniques, are successfully used in postoperative pain control after total knee arthroplasty.
Mustafa Kacmaz
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Effects of ultrasound-guided adductor canal block at different volumes on postoperative analgesia management in patients undergoing total knee arthroplasty: a prospective clinical study. [PDF]
BMC AnesthesiolBackground Many different analgesia techniques are performed in knee arthroplasty. Adductor canal block is one of the analgesia techniques following knee arthroplasty.
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Dexamethasone as an additive to bupivacaine in an ultrasound-guided adductor canal block for the management of persistent pain after arthroscopic reconstruction of the anterior cruciate ligament: a randomized, double-blind study. [PDF]
BMC AnesthesiolBackground Pain is a protective response to noxious stimuli to prevent further damage. The surgical incision results in several events that lead to pain that outlasts its benefits. Persistent postsurgical pain (PPSP) is defined as “pain that persists for
Elsawy S +3 more
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Comparison of adductor canal block for analgesia in arthroscopic surgery with ropivacaine alone and ropivacaine and clonidine [PDF]
Revista Brasileira de Anestesiologia, 2019 Background and objectives: Inadequate pain relief after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction affects mobility leading to development of adhesions, weakened ligament insertion and muscle atrophy.
Suman Arora +6 more
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Bali Journal of Anesthesiology, 2023 Background: Knee surgery necessitates adequate analgesia to reduce postoperative complications and promote early recovery. This study aimed to compare the efficacy of the SOFT block (a single-puncture technique to block the sciatic, obturator, and ...
Nupur Moda +2 more
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Medicine, 2022 . Objective:. To compare the efficacy of adductor canal block and femoral nerve block for pain management in patients with anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction. Methods:.
Xiao Yin, MM +2 more
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A Combination of Ultrasound-guided Popliteal Sciatic Nerve Block and Adductor Canal Block as a Sole Anaesthetic Technique for below Knee Amputation in High-risk Patients: A Case Series [PDF]
Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research, 2023 Below-knee amputation in high-risk patients is associated with significant mortality and morbidity. Spinal anaesthesia is linked to an increased incidence of hypotension and bradycardia, and it is relatively contraindicated in patients with coagulation
MK Sandhya +3 more
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The relative analgesic value of a femoral nerve block versus adductor canal block following total knee arthroplasty: a randomized, controlled, double-blinded study [PDF]
Korean Journal of Anesthesiology, 2020 Background Multiple comparative studies report that adductor canal blocks provide similar pain relief to femoral nerve blocks following total knee arthroplasty.
Jeff C. Gadsden +5 more
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