Local infiltration of analgesia and sciatic nerve block provide similar pain relief after total knee arthroplasty

Abstract Background Although femoral nerve block provides satisfactory analgesia after total knee arthroplasty (TKA), residual posterior knee pain may decrease patient satisfaction. We conducted a randomized controlled trial to clarify the efficacy of the sciatic nerve block (SNB) and local infiltra...

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Main Authors:	Hidenori Tanikawa, Kengo Harato, Ryo Ogawa, Tomoyuki Sato, Shu Kobayashi, So Nomoto, Yasuo Niki, Kazunari Okuma
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	BioMed Central 2017-07-01
Series:	Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery and Research
Subjects:	Sciatic nerve block Local infiltration of analgesia Total knee arthroplasty
Online Access:	http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13018-017-0616-x

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Local infiltration of analgesia and sciatic nerve block provide similar pain relief after total knee arthroplasty

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