The Optimal Analgesic Block for Total Knee Arthroplasty

ABSTRACTPeripheral nerve block for total knee arthroplasty is ideally motor sparing while providing effective postoperative analgesia. To achieve these goals, one must understand surgical dissection techniques, distribution of nociceptive generators, sensory innervation of the knee, and nerve topogr...

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Veröffentlicht in:Regional anesthesia and pain medicine 2016-11, Vol.41 (6), p.711-719
Hauptverfasser: Bendtsen, Thomas Fichtner, Moriggl, Bernhard, Chan, Vincent, Børglum, Jens
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Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:ABSTRACTPeripheral nerve block for total knee arthroplasty is ideally motor sparing while providing effective postoperative analgesia. To achieve these goals, one must understand surgical dissection techniques, distribution of nociceptive generators, sensory innervation of the knee, and nerve topography in the thigh.
ISSN:1098-7339
1532-8651
DOI:10.1097/AAP.0000000000000485