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Early Mobilization and Postoperative Analgesia After Total Knee Arthroplasty, a Prospective Comparative Study: Adductor Canal Block vs. Femoral Nerve Block vs. Apex Femoral Triangle Block
In Brief
A clinical study evaluating Apex Femoral Triangle Block, Femoral Nerve Block, and 1 other intervention for Arthroplasty, Replacement, Knee and 3 related conditions. Completed, enrolled 78 participants across 1 site.
Detailed Summary
The objective of this trial is to compare the efficacy of three different nerve blocks as an analgesic option after total knee arthroplasty (TKA), based on muscle strength, mobilization and pain. The Adductor Canal Block has been proposed as an equally effective technique to the Femoral Nerve Block in terms of pain control after a TKA, with the benefit of preserving muscle function. We hypothesize that a block performed at the apex of the femoral triangle would best balance analgesia with quadriceps function.
Study Details
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Interventions
Nerve block that aims the vastus medialis nerve, the saphenous nerve and the anterior femoral cutaneous nerve.
Regional anesthetic technique that blocks the sensory and motor information of the femoral nerve (and it's branches).
Interfascial block that targets mainly the saphenous nerve.