Open AccessEfficacy of magnesium as an adjuvant to bupivacaine in 3-in-1 nerve block for arthroscopic anterior cruciate ligament repair
Author(s) -
Thilaka Muthiah,
Manali Arora,
Anjan Trikha,
Rani Sunder,
G. Lakshmi Prasad,
Preet Mohinder Singh
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
indian journal of anaesthesia/indian journal of anaesthesia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.645
H-Index - 30
eISSN - 0976-2817
pISSN - 0019-5049
DOI - 10.4103/0019-5049.186018
Subject(s) - medicine , bupivacaine , fentanyl , anesthesia , saline , morphine , analgesic , anterior cruciate ligament , visual analogue scale , surgery , anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction , adjuvant
Three-in-one and femoral nerve blocks are proven modalities for postoperative analgesia following anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction. The aim of this study was to evaluate the efficacy of magnesium (Mg) as an adjuvant to bupivacaine in 3-in-1 block for ACL reconstruction.