Adductor Canal Vs Adductor Canal Plus SPANK Block for Postoperative Pain in Knee Arthroplasty Surgery

Summary

This study will prospectively investigate the efficacy of Adductor canal block with periarticular infiltration Vs Adductor canal block, Periarticluar infiltration and Sensory posterior articular nerve of the knee block in patients undergoing total knee arthroplasty. The study will aid in answering question whether SPANK block is an effective adjunct in preventing posterior knee pain without causing motor blockade.

Timeline

Start

2021-01-01

Primary completion

2021-03-15

Completion

2021-06-01

Outcome

Outcome not reported

Stopped: “initially cessation due to covid, then fellow doing the study graduated with no time to complete the study; will take up again if a current fellow takes on the project”

Publications

• Background Karlsen AP, Wetterslev M, Hansen SE, Hansen MS, Mathiesen O, Dahl JB. Postoperative pain treatment after total knee arthroplasty: A systematic review. PLoS One. 2017 Mar 8;12(3):e0173107. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0173107. eCollection 2017.
• Background Vora MU, Nicholas TA, Kassel CA, Grant SA. Adductor canal block for knee surgical procedures: review article. J Clin Anesth. 2016 Dec;35:295-303. doi: 10.1016/j.jclinane.2016.08.021. Epub 2016 Oct 11.
• Background Sankineani SR, Reddy ARC, Eachempati KK, Jangale A, Gurava Reddy AV. Comparison of adductor canal block and IPACK block (interspace between the popliteal artery and the capsule of the posterior knee) with adductor canal block alone after total knee arthroplasty: a prospective control trial on pain and knee function in immediate postoperative period. Eur J Orthop Surg Traumatol. 2018 Oct;28(7):1391-1395. doi: 10.1007/s00590-018-2218-7. Epub 2018 May 2.

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