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Comparison of Intra-articular Analgesia and Femoral Nerve Block for Postoperative Pain Relief in Unilateral Total Knee Arthroplasty: A Randomized Clinical Study.
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- Continuous femoral nerve block as pain management following total knee arthroplasty: a systematic review.Archives of orthopaedic and trauma surgery · 2025Pooled it
- Assessing Functional Outcomes and Pain Intensity Variations After Total Knee Arthroplasty: A Comparative Analysis of Pain Block Techniques.Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons. Global research & reviews · 2025Article
- Impact of Intra-Articular Local Anesthesia Infiltration versus Femoral Nerve Block for Postoperative Pain Management in Total Knee Arthroplasty.Anesthesia, essays and researchesArticle
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Abstract
BACKGROUND AND
aimsFemoral nerve block (FNB) and intra-articular analgesia (IAA) are used for postoperative analgesia after total knee arthroplasty (TKA). AIMS AND
objectivesWe aimed to determine the better technique among the two, with regard to duration and quality of postoperative analgesia along with 24-h rescue analgesic consumption. The functional recovery in the early postoperative period was also assessed. SETTINGS AND
designThis was a prospective double-blind study comprising 40 American Society of Anesthesiologists I-III patients undergoing elective TKA who were randomly assigned to two groups ( METHODOLOGY: In Group A, 20 mL ropivacaine 0.5%, containing dexmedetomidine (1 μg.kg STATISTICAL ANALYSIS: Observation data obtained were reported as mean value and analyzed using Student's
resultsThe mean VAS on passive movement at the 2
conclusionWe concluded that the duration and quality of analgesia (VAS) were significantly superior and rescue analgesic requirement less in patients who received FNB as compared to IAA.
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