A Comparative Study of Combined Adductor Canal and Interspace Between Popliteal Artery and Knee Capsule Versus Combined Adductor Canal and Genicular Nerve in Total Knee Arthroplasty

Summary

The aim of this study is to investigate the effectiveness of combined adductor canal block (ACB) with interspace between popliteal artery and the knee capsule (IPACK) versus combined ACB with genicular nerve block (GNB) for providing analgesia in knee arthroplasty. The investigators hypothesize that the analgesic efficacy of ACB combined with GNB will be non-inferior to that of ACB combined with IPACK. Additionally, the investigators aim to assess whether the combination of ACB and GNB results in a significantly lower occurrence of sensory or motor block affecting the tibial and common peroneal nerves compared to ACB and IPACK

Timeline

Start

2025-03-15

Primary completion

2025-09-30

Completion

2025-10-15

Publications

• Results Kukreja P, Venter A, Mason L, Kofskey AM, Northern T, Naranje S, Ghanem E, Lawson PA, Kalagara H. Comparison of Genicular Nerve Block in Combination With Adductor Canal Block in Both Primary and Revision Total Knee Arthroplasty: A Retrospective Case Series. Cureus. 2021 Jul 29;13(7):e16712. doi: 10.7759/cureus.16712. eCollection 2021 Jul.
• Results Padhy S, Patki AY, Kar AK, Durga P, Sireesha L. Comparison of sensory posterior articular nerves of the knee (SPANK) block versus infiltration between the popliteal artery and the capsule of the knee (IPACK) block when added to adductor canal block for pain control and knee rehabilitation after total knee arthroplasty---A prospective randomised trial. Indian J Anaesth. 2021 Nov;65(11):792-797. doi: 10.4103/ija.ija_682_21. Epub 2021 Nov 23.
• Results Gonzalez Sotelo V, Macule F, Minguell J, Berge R, Franco C, Sala-Blanch X. Ultrasound-guided genicular nerve block for pain control after total knee replacement: Preliminary case series and technical note. Rev Esp Anestesiol Reanim. 2017 Dec;64(10):568-576. doi: 10.1016/j.redar.2017.04.001. Epub 2017 May 26. English, Spanish.
• Results Mu T, Yuan B, Wei K, Yang Q. Adductor canal block combined with genicular nerve block versus local infiltration analgesia for total knee arthroplasty: a randomized noninferiority trial. J Orthop Surg Res. 2024 Sep 6;19(1):546. doi: 10.1186/s13018-024-05048-5.

Drugs

Indications

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