Liposomal Bupivacaine for Post Operative Pain After Knee Replacement Surgery
Status:
Completed
Trial end date:
2017-01-01
Target enrollment:
Participant gender:
Summary
Continuous femoral nerve blocks (CFNB) provide effective pain control to patients undergoing
total knee replacement (TKR). However the resulting motor blockade can lead to decreased
quadriceps muscle strength and delayed functional recovery.The purpose of this study is to
compare the effect of Liposome Bupivacaine infiltration into the knee to CFNB on pain control
and functional recovery