Continuous Versus Single-Shot Adductor Canal Block in Total Knee Arthroplasty
Status:
Completed
Trial end date:
2015-12-31
Target enrollment:
Participant gender:
Summary
Pain following total knee arthroplasty (TKA) is associated with delayed recovery, impaired
mobility, increased morbidity, longer hospital stay and greater cost. Adductor canal block
has recently been shown to improve the pain control of patients following TKA. It is not
known whether a single shot technique or a continuous catheter-based infusion technique
provides optimal analgesia. The investigators hypothesize that a continuous technique would
provide better analgesia and permit patients to achieve objective measures of recovery
following TKA than a single shot technique.