Anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction with the use of adductor canal block can achieve similar pain control as femoral nerve block

ConclusionsBoth treatments provided similar overall pain relief after ACLR. Thepotential benefits of quadriceps preservation with ACB are worthy of future study.Therefore, ACB is recommended as an attractive alternative to FNB as the peripheral nerve block of choice for ACLR.Level of evidenceMeta-analysis of Level 1 was performed in this study.
Source: Knee Surgery, Sports Traumatology, Arthroscopy - Category: Orthopaedics Source Type: research