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An iliopsoas plane block does not cause motor blockade—A blinded randomized volunteer trial
Author(s) -
Nielsen Niels D.,
Madsen Merete N.,
Østergaard Helle K.,
Bjørn Siska,
Pedersen Erik M.,
Nielsen Thomas D.,
Søballe Kjeld,
Børglum Jens,
Bendtsen Thomas F.
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
acta anaesthesiologica scandinavica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.738
H-Index - 107
eISSN - 1399-6576
pISSN - 0001-5172
DOI - 10.1111/aas.13498
Subject(s) - medicine , femoral nerve , iliopsoas , iliopsoas muscle , reduction (mathematics) , anesthesia , surgery , geometry , mathematics , abscess
A femoral nerve block relieves pain after total hip arthroplasty, but its use is controversial due to motor paralysis accompanied by an increased risk of fall. Assumedly, the iliopsoas plane block (IPB) targets the hip articular branches of the femoral nerve without motor blockade. However, this has only been indicated in a cadaver study. Therefore, we designed this volunteer study.