• Arch Orthop Trauma Surg · Nov 2023

    Randomized Controlled Trial

    Single-injection nerve blocks for total knee arthroplasty: femoral nerve block versus femoral triangle block versus adductor canal block-a randomized controlled double-blinded trial.

    • de ArzuagaCarlos I SalvadoresCISAnesthesiology and Reanimation Department, Vall d'Hebron University Hospital, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain., Marcos Miguel, Alfons Biarnés, Marcelo García, José Naya, Andrea Khoudeir, Joan Minguell, and Oriol Pujol.
    • Anesthesiology and Reanimation Department, Vall d'Hebron University Hospital, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain.
    • Arch Orthop Trauma Surg. 2023 Nov 1; 143 (11): 676367716763-6771.

    IntroductionFemoral nerve block (FNB) is a well-established analgesic technique for TKA. However, it associates quadriceps weakness. Therefore, femoral triangle block (FTB) and adductor canal block (ACB) were proposed as effective alternative motor-spearing techniques. The primary objective was to compare quadriceps muscle strength preservation between FNB, FTB and ACB in TKA. The secondary objective was to analyze pain control and functional outcomes.MethodsThis is a prospective, double-blinded RCT. From April 2018 to April 2019, patients who undergo a primary TKA were randomized into three experimental groups: FNB-G1/FTB-G2/ACB-G3. Quadriceps strength preservation was measured as the difference in maximum voluntary isometric contraction (MVIC) preoperatively and postoperatively.ResultsSeventy-eight patients (G1, n = 22; G2, n = 26; G3, n = 30) met our inclusion/exclusion criteria. Patients with FNB retained significantly lower baseline MVIC at 6 h postoperatively (p = 0.001), but there were no differences at 24 and 48 h. There were no differences between the groups in functional outcomes at any time point. Patients in the FNB-G1 presented significant lower pain scores at 6 h (p = 0.01), 24 h (p = 0.005) and 48 h (p = 0.01). The highest cumulative opioid requirement was reported in ACB-G3.ConclusionFor patients undergoing TKA, FTB and ACB preserve quadriceps strength better than FNB at 6 h postoperatively, but there are no differences at 24 and 48 h. Moreover, this early inferiority does not translate to worse functional outcomes at any time point. FNB is associated with better pain control at 6, 24 and 48 h after surgery, while ACB presents the highest cumulative opioid requirement.Clinical Trial RegistrationThis study was registered in clinicaltrials.gov (NCT03518450; https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT03518450 ; submitted March 17, 2018).© 2023. The Author(s).

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