Open AccessA comparative analysis of femoral nerve block with adductor canal block following total knee arthroplasty: A systematic literature review
Author(s) -
Yugal Karkhur,
Ramneek Mahajan,
Abhimanyu Kakralia,
Amol Prabhakar Pandey,
Mukul Chandra Kapoor
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
journal of anaesthesiology-clinical pharmacology/journal of anaesthesiology clinical pharmacology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.466
H-Index - 32
eISSN - 2231-2730
pISSN - 0970-9185
DOI - 10.4103/joacp.joacp_198_18
Subject(s) - adductor canal , medicine , femoral nerve block , femoral nerve , arthroplasty , nerve block , block (permutation group theory) , surgery , rehabilitation , total knee arthroplasty , anesthesia , physical therapy , geometry , mathematics
Patients undergoing total knee arthroplasty suffer from moderate-to-severe postoperative pain resulting in immobility-related complications and prolonged hospitalization. Femoral nerve block is associated with reduction in the quadriceps strength and increasing incidence of falls. Adductor canal block has been shown to be as effective as femoral nerve block without causing quadriceps weakness.