Anatomical Landmarks for Intraoperative Adductor Canal Block in Total Knee Arthroplasty: A Cadaveric Feasibility Assessment

Background: Postoperative analgesia after knee arthroplasty forms a basis for an optimal range of motion after surgery. Femoral nerve blocks are established as a sensory nerve blockade but at the expense of quadriceps weakness delaying postoperative mobilization. The adductor canal block (ACB) simil...

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Main Authors: Rutvik Vanamala, MBChB, BSc BiomedSci, Niels Hammer, MD, MBBS, David Kieser, MBChB, PhD, FRACS, FNZOA
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2021-08-01
Series:Arthroplasty Today
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352344121000777