Clinical orthopaedics and related research
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Clin. Orthop. Relat. Res.
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Clin. Orthop. Relat. Res. · Jan 2015
Randomized Controlled Trial Comparative StudyThe Chitranjan Ranawat Award: Periarticular injections and femoral & sciatic blocks provide similar pain relief after TKA: a randomized clinical trial.
Two of the more common methods of pain management after TKA are peripheral nerve blocks and intraarticular/periarticular injections. However, we are not aware of any study directly comparing the commonly used combination of a continuous femoral block given with a single-shot sciatic block with that of a periarticular injection after TKA. ⋯ Level I, therapeutic study. See Guidelines for Authors for a complete description of levels of evidence.