scholarly journals Is sciatic nerve block advantageous when combined with femoral nerve block for postoperative analgesia following total knee arthroplasty? a meta-analysis

2016 ◽  
Vol 63 (5) ◽  
pp. 552-568 ◽  
Author(s):  
Faraj W. Abdallah ◽  
Caveh Madjdpour ◽  
Richard Brull
Keyword(s):  
Total Knee Arthroplasty ◽  
Sciatic Nerve ◽  
Nerve Block ◽  
Knee Arthroplasty ◽  
Postoperative Analgesia ◽  
Femoral Nerve Block ◽  
Meta Analysis ◽  
Femoral Nerve ◽  
Sciatic Nerve Block ◽  
Total Knee

scholarly journals Ultrasound Guided Obturator versus Sciatic Nerve Block in Addition to Continuous Femoral Nerve Block for Analgesia after Total Knee Arthroplasty

2011 ◽  
Vol 2 ◽  
pp. JCM.S7399 ◽  
Author(s):  
Keita Sato ◽  
Seijyu Sai ◽  
Naoto Shirai ◽  
Takehiko Adachi
Keyword(s):  
Total Knee Arthroplasty ◽  
Sciatic Nerve ◽  
Nerve Block ◽  
Knee Arthroplasty ◽  
Femoral Nerve Block ◽  
Femoral Nerve ◽  
Obturator Nerve ◽  
Sciatic Nerve Block ◽  
Obturator Nerve Block ◽  
Total Knee

Both obturator and sciatic nerve block in combination with femoral nerve block (FNB) have been suggested to be useful in relieving pain after total knee arthroplasty (TKA), compared with FNB alone. We compared their efficacy in this retrospective study. For six consecutive months, patients undergoing unilateral TKA under general anesthesia with continuous FNB plus obturator nerve block (n = 8) or continuous FNB plus sciatic nerve block (n = 8) were investigated. Knee pain was assessed using visual analogue scale (VAS) on the day of surgery and on postoperative days one to three. In addition, we also investigated intraoperative and postoperative morphine consumption. VAS scores and total morphine consumption were not different between the two groups, although patients in the FNB plus sciatic nerve block group were administered less morphine during surgery. Sciatic nerve block with continuous FNB may be superior to obturator nerve block with continuous FNB for analgesia during surgery for TKA.

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