Adductor canal block combined with local infiltration analgesia with morphine and betamethasone show superior analgesic effect than local infiltration analgesia alone for total knee arthroplasty: a prospective randomized controlled trial

Abstract Background Local infiltration analgesia (LIA) and adductor canal block (ACB) provide postoperative analgesia for total knee arthroplasty (TKA). ACB blocks the saphenous nerve and has smaller impacts on quadriceps muscle weakness. ACB theoretically does not have enough analgesic effects on p...

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Main Authors: Zhen-Yu Luo, Qiu-Ping Yu, Wei-Nan Zeng, Qiang Xiao, Xi Chen, Hao-Yang Wang, Zongke Zhou
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2022-05-01
Series:BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12891-022-05388-5