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ArticleIndian journal of orthopaedics2021

Comparison of Efficacy of Adductor Canal Block, Local Infiltration Analgesia and Both Combined in Postoperative Pain Management After Total Knee Arthroplasty: A Randomized Controlled Trial.

Natesan Rajkumar, Manickam Karthikeyan, Dhanasekaran Soundarrajan, Palanisami Dhanasekararaja, Shanmuganathan Rajasekaran

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Article in Indian journal of orthopaedics, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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5 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Natesan RajkumarDepartment of Orthopaedics, Ganga Hospital, 313, Mettupalayam Road, Coimbatore, 641 043 India.ORCID 0000-0003-2538-2191
Manickam KarthikeyanDepartment of Orthopaedics, Ganga Hospital, 313, Mettupalayam Road, Coimbatore, 641 043 India.
Dhanasekaran SoundarrajanDepartment of Orthopaedics, Ganga Hospital, 313, Mettupalayam Road, Coimbatore, 641 043 India.
Palanisami DhanasekararajaDepartment of Orthopaedics, Ganga Hospital, 313, Mettupalayam Road, Coimbatore, 641 043 India.
Shanmuganathan RajasekaranDepartment of Orthopaedics, Ganga Hospital, 313, Mettupalayam Road, Coimbatore, 641 043 India.
Ganga Hospital · IN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeThe aim of our study is to compare the efficacy of adductor canal block (ACB), periarticular local infiltration (PLI) and both combined (ACB + PLI) in multimodal pain management after TKA.

methodsThis is a prospective, randomized controlled double-blinded study undergoing primary unilateral TKA. They were randomized into three groups with fifty patients in each group: ACB alone (30 ml of 0.2% ropivacaine), PLI alone (30 ml 0.5% ropivacaine in 20 ml of normal saline), and both combined (ACB + PLI). The primary outcome studied was pain using visual analog score (VAS) in postoperative days (POD) 1 and 2. The secondary outcomes estimated were the ambulation capacity, the knee range of motion, need for rescue analgesia and length of hospital stay.

resultsThe mean VAS score was significantly lower at rest and after mobilization in the combined group (3.51 at POD 1, 2.04 at POD 2), compared with either alone group (ACB = 4.70, 2.86 versus PLI = 4.39, 3.41 at POD 1 and 2 respectively after mobilization,

conclusionAdductor canal block combined with periarticular local infiltration provides better pain relief, good range of motion, quicker rehabilitation, and reduced opioid consumption.

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Adductor canal blockFunctional outcomePainPeriarticular local infiltration analgesiaTotal knee arthroplasty

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PMID34824710
PMCPMC8586381
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