Orthopaedic journal of sports medicine
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Orthop J Sports Med · Oct 2018
Efficacy of the Adductor Canal Approach to Saphenous Nerve Block for Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction With Hamstring Autograft: A Randomized Controlled Trial.
For reconstruction of the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) with hamstring autograft, perioperative analgesia can be achieved with multimodal analgesia and intra-articular local anesthesia infiltration with or without additional regional blocks. Saphenous nerve block (SNB) via the adductor canal is commonly used in our practice, but its benefit has not been well established in the literature. ⋯ SNB has a minimal effect on postsurgical care for ACL reconstruction with hamstring autograft in the presence of multimodal analgesia and local anesthetic infiltration.