A Comparison of Single Shot Adductor Canal Block Versus Femoral Nerve Catheter for Total Knee Arthroplasty.
retrospective_cohort · Level III
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Abstract
The aim of this study was to compare perioperative analgesia provided by single-injection adductor canal block (ACB) to continuous femoral nerve catheter (FNC) when used in a multimodal pain protocol for total knee arthroplasty (TKA). A retrospective cohort study compared outcome data for 148 patients receiving a single-injection ACB to 149 patients receiving an FNC. The mean length of stay (LOS) in the ACB group was 2.67 (±0.56) and 3.01 days (±0.57) in the FNC group (P<0.0001). The median ambulatory distances for the adductor group were further than the femoral group for postoperative days 1 (P<0.0001) and 2 (P=0.01). Single-injection ACB offered similar pain control and earlier discharge compared to continuous FNC in patients undergoing TKA.
Medical subject headings
- Analgesia
- Arthroplasty, Replacement, Knee
- Femoral Nerve
- Nerve Block
Anatomy
- knee
- femur