Does Adding an Additional Numbing Medication Injection in the Thigh Help With Pain Control After Knee Replacement Surgery?
Status:
Completed
Trial end date:
2018-12-18
Target enrollment:
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Summary
One common anesthetic that is performed for total knee replacement surgery is spinal
anesthesia with an adductor canal regional block, which involves injecting numbing medication
in the thigh region for pain control after surgery. The aim of this study is to determine
whether the addition of another regional block called obturator nerve block, which involves
injecting numbing medication in the upper thigh region, will improve pain control after
surgery while not sacrificing mobility after surgery.