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LIA equally effective for pain relief as SNB when combined with FNB for TKA
February 2015
LIA equally effective for pain relief as SNB when combined with FNB for TKA
Study Type:Therapy
OE Level Evidence:2
Journal Level of Evidence:N/A
Comparison of Local Infiltration of Analgesia and Sciatic Nerve Block in Addition to Femoral Nerve Block for Total Knee Arthroplasty
J Arthroplasty. 2014 Dec;29(12):2462-7Did you know you're eligible to earn 0.5 CME credits for reading this report? Click Here
Synopsis
Forty-six patients were randomly assigned to receive either local infiltration of analgesia (LIA) or sciatic nerve block (SNB) in addition to femoral nerve block (FNB) in total knee arthroplasty (TKA). The intention of the study was to test the null hypothesis that there is no difference in postoperative pain (numeric rating scale (NRS)) between the two adjunct analgesia methods. No significant di...
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