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Sciatic nerve block vs. posterior capsule local anesthetic infiltration after TKA
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Sciatic nerve block vs. posterior capsule local anesthetic infiltration after TKA
J Arthroplasty. 2014 Jun;29(6):1149-53
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B Safa J Gollish L Haslam CJ McCartney

One hundred patients undergoing total knee arthroplasty (TKA) were randomized to either femoral nerve block (FNB) alone, FNB combined with a sciatic nerve block (SNB), or FNB combined with posterior local anesthetic infiltration (P-LIA) to evaluate the analgesic efficacy of each. Patients were assessed over 3 months based on pain and function. The evidence presented in this study revealed no significant differences between analgesic regimes.

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OrthoEvidence. Sciatic nerve block vs. posterior capsule local anesthetic infiltration after TKA. ACE Report. 2014;4(8):59. Available from: https://myorthoevidence.com/AceReport/Report/sciatic-nerve-block-vs-posterior-capsule-local-anesthetic-infiltration-after-tka

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