Intraoperative Surgeon-Administered Adductor Canal Block is a Safe Alternative to Preoperative Anesthesiologist-Administered Adductor Canal Block in Primary Total Knee Arthroplasty

This study examined the transition from traditional preoperative anesthesiologist-performed ultrasound-guided adductor canal block s (“high-ACB”) to low-ACB, evaluating pain control, morphine consumption, first physical therapy visit gait distance, hospital length-of-stay, and complications.

Source: The Journal of Arthroplasty - April 8, 2024 Category: Orthopaedics Authors: Linsen T. Samuel, Devon R. Pekas, William A. Mahoney, Maria Stack Hankey, Murillo Adrados, Joseph T. Moskal Tags: Proceedings of the Knee Society 2023 Source Type: research