"The Effect of Adductor Canal Block Performed With Postoperative Thigh Tourniquet Application on Pain After Total Knee Arthroplasty"

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Conditions studied: Total Knee Arthroplasty for Gonarthrosis

In brief

The biggest fear for patients undergoing knee replacement surgery is that persistent pain felt at the back of the knee postoperatively. While regional anesthesia is generally successful at numbing the front of the knee, managing pain in the posterior (back) area is not always easy. In this study, we tested a new method designed to alleviate pain in the back of the knee and improve patient comfort.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT07539467

Run by

Ankara Etlik City Hospital

People needed

60

Starts

2026-03-01

Expected to finish

2026-04-16

Last updated by the study team

2026-04-20

Who can join

Age: 40 and older, up to 85. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may not qualify if…

• To ensure methodological standardization, the following cases were excluded:
• Patients undergoing revision surgery.
• Those undergoing unicompartmental (unicondylar) knee replacement, as the severity of surgical trauma differs from total replacement.
• Bilateral cases, to prevent potential bias in assessing postoperative opioid consumption and pain scores.
• Additionally, patients were excluded if:
• The surgical duration exceeded 180 minutes.
• There was a known history of coagulopathy, peripheral neuropathy, or allergy to local anesthetics.
• The spinal anesthesia was insufficient, requiring a conversion to general anesthesia.

Where it is running

• Ankara Etlik Şehir Hastanesi — Ankara, Turkey (Türkiye)

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