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Surgeon-administered adductor canal block non-inferior to anesthesiologist-administered during TKA

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June 2020

Surgeon-administered adductor canal block non-inferior to anesthesiologist-administered during TKA

Vol: 9| Issue: 6| Number:6| ISSN#: 2564-2537
Study Type:Therapy
OE Level Evidence:1
Journal Level of Evidence:1

Intraoperative Surgeon Administered Adductor Canal Blockade Is Not Inferior to Anesthesiologist Administered Adductor Canal Blockade: A Prospective Randomized Trial

J Arthroplasty . 2020 May;35(5):1228-1232.

Contributing Authors:
MR Greenky ME McGrath EA Levicoff RP Good J Nguyen AM Makhdom JH Lonner

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Synopsis

Sixty-three patients undergoing total knee arthroplasty were randomized to receive an adductor canal blockade during surgery administered by either the surgeon or anesthesiologist. The primary outcome of interest was pain score as measured by a Visual Analog Scale (VAS). Secondary outcomes of interest included active and passive range of motion in flexion and extension, Knee Injury and Osteoarthri...

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