The Optimal Analgesic Block for Total Knee Arthroplasty.

Bendtsen, Thomas Fichtner; Moriggl, Bernhard; Chan, Vincent; Børglum, Jens · Reg Anesth Pain Med · 2016

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Abstract

Peripheral nerve block for total knee arthroplasty is ideally motor sparing while providing effective postoperative analgesia. To achieve these goals, one must understand surgical dissection techniques, distribution of nociceptive generators, sensory innervation of the knee, and nerve topography in the thigh.

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