Surgeon-performed High-dose Bupivicaine Periarticular Injection with Intra-articular Saphenous Nerve Block is Not Inferior to Adductor Canal Block in Total Knee Arthroplasty

Periarticular injection or anesthesiologist-performed adductor canal block are commonly used for pain management after total knee arthroplasty (TKA). A surgeon-performed, intra-articular saphenous nerve block has been recently described. There is insufficient data comparing the efficacy and safety of these methods.

Source: The Journal of Arthroplasty - January 21, 2020 Category: Orthopaedics Authors: Jonathan R. Peterson, John R. Steele, Samuel S. Wellman, Paul F. Lachiewicz Source Type: research