Posterior Capsular Injection With Femoral Nerve Block for Total Knee Arthroplasty

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Conditions studied: Posterior Knee Infiltration

In brief

To assess pain control after total knee replacement surgery using two different nerve block techniques. The 2 methods are: 1. Continuous femoral nerve block with ultrasound guided posterior capsular injection 2. Continuous femoral nerve block with ultrasound selective tibial nerve block.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT02701296

Run by

Trinity Health Of New England

People needed

80

Starts

2011-11-07

Expected to finish

2014-08-31

Last updated by the study team

2018-10-03

Who can join

Age: 18 and older, up to 80. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Patients having primary, unilateral total knee arthroplasty
• Age 18-80

You may not qualify if…

• History of neurologic disease, neuropathy, diabetes, or major systemic illness
• Allergy to local anesthetic solution or NSAIDs
• Pregnancy
• Chronic use of narcotics
• Inability to give consent/cooperate with study

Where it is running

• Saint Francis Hospital and Medical Center — Hartford, Connecticut, United States

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